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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.47.17

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 47: Story of Indra & Ahalyā: Indra’s disguise and Gautama’s curses. Indra takes Gautama’s form and unites with Ahalyā, Gautama curses him to lose his testicles and her to remain invisible until Rāma’s arrival

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra identifies it as Gautama's former home with Ahalyā and begins their story. During Gautama's absence, Indra takes his appearance and asks Ahalyā for union, saying that desire does not wait for the fertile season

1.47.17

tasyāntaraṃ viditvā tu sahasrākṣaḥ śacīpatiḥ
muniveṣadharo 'halyām idaṃ vacanam abravīt

Learning of his absence, the thousand-eyed lord of Śacī (Indra), in the guise of the sage, spoke these words to Ahalyā:

Words: tasyāntaraṃ — his opportunity/absence; viditvā — having learned, ascertained; tu — and; sahasrākṣaḥ — the thousand-eyed one; śacīpatiḥ — lord of Śacī (Indra); muniveṣadharo — wearing the sage's garb; 'halyām — to Ahalyā; idaṃ — this; vacanam — word, speech; abravīt — said, spoke

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.