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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.36.9

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

1.36.9

tac chrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kṛtārthā raghunandana
praṇipatya surāḥ sarve pitāmaham apūjayan

Hearing that speech of his, O joy of the Raghus, all the gods, their purpose fulfilled, bowed down and honoured the Grandsire.

Words: tac — that; chrutvā — having heard; vacanaṃ — speech; tasya — his; kṛtārthā — their purpose fulfilled; raghunandana — O joy of the Raghus; praṇipatya — having bowed down; surāḥ — the gods; sarve — all; pitāmaham — the Grandsire; apūjayan — honoured, worshipped

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.