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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.17

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: both brothers bow at her feet → remembering Gautama's words, she welcomes them and offers pādya, arghya and ātithya, which Rāma accepts

1.48.17

rāghavau tu tatas tasyāḥ pādau jagṛhatus tadā
smarantī gautamavacaḥ pratijagrāha sā ca tau

Then the two Rāghavas clasped her feet; and she, remembering Gautama's words, received the two of them.

Words: rāghavau — the two Rāghavas; tu — and; tatas — then; tasyāḥ — her; pādau — the two feet; jagṛhatus — the two clasped; tadā — then; smarantī — remembering; gautamavacaḥ — Gautama's words; pratijagrāha — received, welcomed; sā — she; ca — and; tau — the two of them

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.