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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.36.24

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 appoint the six Kṛttikās to nurse the newborn → they agree that he is the son of them all

1.36.24

tāḥ kṣīraṃ jātamātrasya kṛtvā samayam uttamam
daduḥ putro 'yam asmākaṃ sarvāsām iti niścitāḥ

Having made a solemn compact, they gave milk to the newborn, resolved: “This is the son of all of us.”

Words: tāḥ — they (fem.); kṣīraṃ — milk; jātamātrasya — to the newborn (just-born); kṛtvā — having made; samayam — an agreement, compact; uttamam — excellent, solemn; daduḥ — gave; putro 'yam — ‘this is a son; asmākaṃ — of us, our; sarvāsām — of all (fem.); iti — thus (thinking); niścitāḥ — resolved, determined

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.