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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.7
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: after the morning rites, Rāma points out the boat brought by the munis → the company crosses to the Gaṅgā's northern bank and approaches Viśālā
1.44.7
tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ
saṃtāraṃ kārayām āsa sarṣisaṃghaḥ sarāghavaḥ
Hearing that speech of the great-souled Rāghava, he (Viśvāmitra), with his host of sages and with Rāghava, had the crossing made.
Words: tasya — that, his; tad vacanaṃ — that speech; śrutvā — having heard; rāghavasya — of Rāghava; mahātmanaḥ — of the great-souled one; saṃtāraṃ — the crossing; kārayām āsa — had (it) made, caused to be done; sarṣisaṃghaḥ — together with the host of sages; sarāghavaḥ — together with Rāghava
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.