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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 44: Story of Indra: Ocean churning and the struggle for nectar. The Devas and asuras churn the ocean for freedom from death, contend over its gifts and fight for the nectar, Indra’s side gains sovereignty

In the sequence: Rāma asks about its dynasty → Viśvāmitra begins with what happened in this region in ancient times. In the Kṛta age, the sons of Diti and Aditi seek freedom from death, aging, and disease

1.44.10

atha rāmo mahāprājño viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim
papraccha prāñjalir bhūtvā viśālām uttamāṃ purīm

Then Rāma, of great wisdom, with palms joined, asked the great sage Viśvāmitra about the excellent city of Viśālā:

Words: atha — then; rāmo — Rāma; mahāprājño — of great wisdom; viśvāmitraṃ — Viśvāmitra; mahāmunim — the great sage; papraccha — asked; prāñjalir — with palms joined; bhūtvā — having become; viśālām — Viśālā; uttamāṃ — excellent; purīm — city

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.