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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.36.31

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 assembled Suras, with Agni at their head, perform his abhiṣeka as senāpati (commander) → Viśvāmitra closes the account of Gaṅgā and Kumāra's birth.

1.36.31

eṣa te rāma gaṅgāyā vistaro 'bhihito mayā
kumārasaṃbhavaś caiva dhanyaḥ puṇyas tathaiva ca

This, O Rāma, is the full account of Gaṅgā that I have related to you, and likewise the birth of Kumāra — blessed and holy alike.

Words: eṣa — this; te — to you; rāma — O Rāma; gaṅgāyā — of Gaṅgā; vistaro — the full account, detail; 'bhihito — told, related; mayā — by me; kumārasaṃbhavaś — and the birth of Kumāra; caiva — and also; dhanyaḥ — blessed, fortunate; puṇyas — holy, meritorious; tathaiva — just so, likewise; ca — and

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.