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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.47.20

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: afterward she urges him to leave quickly and protect them both → he says he is satisfied and hurries out, afraid of Gautama

1.47.20

athābravīt suraśreṣṭhaṃ kṛtārthenāntarātmanā
kṛtārtho 'si suraśreṣṭha gaccha śīghram itaḥ prabho
ātmānaṃ māṃ ca deveśa sarvadā rakṣa mānadaḥ

Then, satisfied in her inmost heart, she said to the best of gods: “You have had your way, O best of gods; go quickly from here, O lord; O lord of gods, bestower of honour, protect yourself and me always.”

Words: athābravīt — then she said; suraśreṣṭhaṃ — to the best of gods; kṛtārthenāntarātmanā — with satisfied inner self; kṛtārtho — you have your purpose fulfilled; 'si — you are; suraśreṣṭha — O best of gods; gaccha — go; śīghram — quickly; itaḥ — from here; prabho — O lord; ātmānaṃ — yourself; māṃ — me; ca — and; deveśa — O lord of gods; sarvadā — always; rakṣa — protect; mānadaḥ — O bestower of honour

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.