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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.12

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 48: Indra’s restoration; Ahalyā released by Rāma. Viśvāmitra recounts the pitṛdevas ’ transfer of a ram’s testicles to Indra, then Rāma enters the hermitage and Ahalyā’s hospitality ends her curse

In the sequence: the brothers follow him inside → Rāma sees her radiance, strengthened by austerity, like fire through smoke, moonlight through mist, or sunlight amid water → Gautama's curse had kept her concealed until this arrival

1.48.12

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ
viśvāmitraṃ puraskṛtya āśramaṃ praviveśa ha

Hearing Viśvāmitra's words, Rāghava, together with Lakṣmaṇa, placing Viśvāmitra in front, entered the hermitage.

Words: viśvāmitravacaḥ — the words of Viśvāmitra; śrutvā — having heard; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa; viśvāmitraṃ — Viśvāmitra; puraskṛtya — having placed in front, put first; āśramaṃ — the hermitage; praviveśa — entered; ha — indeed

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.