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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.35.26

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: Story of Gaṅgā & Umā: Restrained union and Umā’s curses. The Devas interrupt Śiva & Umā’s union, his released energy transforms the earth through Agni & Vāyu, Umā curses the Devas and the earth

In the sequence: Śiva departs with her and undertakes austerity on the northern side of a Himalayan peak → Viśvāmitra turns to Gaṅgā's part in the birth story.

1.35.26

eṣa te vistaro rāma śailaputryā niveditaḥ
gaṅgāyāḥ prabhavaṃ caiva śṛṇu me sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

This full account of the mountain's daughter has been told to you, Rāma; now hear from me, together with Lakṣmaṇa, the origin of Gaṅgā as well.

Words: eṣa — this; te — to you; vistaro — the detailed account; rāma — O Rāma; śailaputryā — of the mountain's daughter; niveditaḥ — told, related; gaṅgāyāḥ — of Gaṅgā; prabhavaṃ — origin, source; caiva — and also; śṛṇu — hear; me — from me; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.