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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.36.17

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: at Agni's direction she releases the blazing embryo onto the Himālaya's slope. What falls to earth becomes pure gold

1.36.17

śrutvā tv agnivaco gaṅgā taṃ garbham atibhāsvaram
utsasarja mahātejāḥ srotobhyo hi tadānagha

Hearing Agni's word, the mighty Gaṅgā then released that intensely blazing embryo from her streams, O sinless one.

Words: śrutvā — having heard; tv — and, but; agnivaco — Agni's word; gaṅgā — Gaṅgā; taṃ — that; garbham — embryo; atibhāsvaram — intensely blazing; utsasarja — released, discharged; mahātejāḥ — of great splendour; srotobhyo — from the streams; hi — indeed; tadānagha — then, O sinless one

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.