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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.3

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: The brothers marvel at Gaṅgā's descent and the filling of the ocean → they spend the night reflecting on the story, which makes the hours seem brief

1.44.3

tasya sā śarvarī sarvā saha saumitriṇā tadā
jagāma cintayānasya viśvāmitrakathāṃ śubhām

For him, together with Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa), that whole night then passed as he pondered the auspicious tale of Viśvāmitra.

Words: tasya — for him, his; sā — that; śarvarī — night; sarvā — whole, entire; saha — together with; saumitriṇā — with Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa); tadā — then; jagāma — went, passed; cintayānasya — of him pondering; viśvāmitrakathāṃ — the tale of Viśvāmitra; śubhām — auspicious, lovely

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.