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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.36.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 36: Story of Gaṅgā & Umā: Kārttikeya’s birth and six nurses. Gaṅgā releases Agni’s unbearable embryo onto the mountain, its radiance produces minerals and six Kṛttikās nurse the child who becomes the Devas’ commander

In the sequence: the Devas honor Brahmā, go to Kailāsa, and instruct Agni to cast his energy into Gaṅgā

1.36.10

te gatvā parvataṃ rāma kailāsaṃ dhātumaṇḍitam
agniṃ niyojayām āsuḥ putrārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ

Going to the mountain Kailāsa, adorned with minerals, O Rāma, all the deities appointed Agni to the task for the sake of a son:

Words: te — they; gatvā — having gone; parvataṃ — to the mountain; rāma — O Rāma; kailāsaṃ — Kailāsa; dhātumaṇḍitam — adorned with minerals; agniṃ — Agni; niyojayām āsuḥ — appointed, engaged; putrārthaṃ — for the sake of a son; sarvadevatāḥ — all the deities

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.