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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.47.18

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

1.47.18

ṛtukālaṃ pratīkṣante nārthinaḥ susamāhite
saṃgamaṃ tv aham icchāmi tvayā saha sumadhyame

“Those who desire (a woman) do not wait for the fertile season, O well-composed one; and I desire union with you, O slender-waisted one.”

Words: ṛtukālaṃ — the fertile (menstrual) season; pratīkṣante — wait for, await; nārthinaḥ — those who desire do not; susamāhite — O well-composed one; saṃgamaṃ — union, intercourse; tv — and, but; aham — I; icchāmi — desire; tvayā — with you; saha — together; sumadhyame — O slender-waisted one

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.