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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.21

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: Gautama returns joyfully, reunites with Ahalyā, and honors Rāma → Rāma receives his welcome and continues to Mithilā.

1.48.21

gautamo 'pi mahātejā ahalyāsahitaḥ sukhī
rāmaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivat tapas tepe mahātapāḥ

Gautama too, of great splendour, happy, reunited with Ahalyā, having duly honoured Rāma, the great ascetic performed his austerity.

Words: gautamo — Gautama; 'pi — too, also; mahātejā — of great splendour; ahalyāsahitaḥ — reunited with Ahalyā; sukhī — happy, at ease; rāmaṃ — Rāma; saṃpūjya — having honoured; vidhivat — according to rule; tapas — austerity; tepe — performed; mahātapāḥ — the great ascetic

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.