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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.13

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

1.48.13

dadarśa ca mahābhāgāṃ tapasā dyotitaprabhām
lokair api samāgamya durnirīkṣyāṃ surāsuraiḥ

And he saw the illustrious one, her radiance kindled by austerity, hard to look upon even for the worlds gathered together, and for gods and demons —

Words: dadarśa — saw; ca — and; mahābhāgāṃ — the illustrious one; tapasā — by austerity; dyotitaprabhām — with kindled radiance; lokair — by the worlds/people; api — even; samāgamya — gathered together; durnirīkṣyāṃ — hard to look upon; surāsuraiḥ — by gods and demons

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.