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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.47.31

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: he declares that Rāma's arrival and her hospitality to him will bring purification, recovery of her form, and reunion with himself

1.47.31

tasyātithyena durvṛtte lobhamohavivarjitā
matsakāśe mudā yuktā svaṃ vapur dhārayiṣyasi

By showing him hospitality, O ill-behaved one, freed from greed and delusion, and full of joy in my presence, you shall regain your own form.”

Words: tasyātithyena — by hospitality to him; durvṛtte — O ill-behaved one; lobhamohavivarjitā — freed from greed and delusion; matsakāśe — in my presence; mudā — with joy; yuktā — joined, filled; svaṃ — your own; vapur — body, form; dhārayiṣyasi — you shall bear, hold, regain

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.