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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.22

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.

1.48.22

rāmo 'pi paramāṃ pūjāṃ gautamasya mahāmuneḥ
sakāśād vidhivat prāpya jagāma mithilāṃ tataḥ

Rāma too, having duly received supreme honour from the great sage Gautama, then went on to Mithilā.

Words: rāmo — Rāma; 'pi — too; paramāṃ — supreme, highest; pūjāṃ — honour, worship; gautamasya — of Gautama; mahāmuneḥ — the great sage; sakāśād — from the presence of; vidhivat — according to rule; prāpya — having received; jagāma — went; mithilāṃ — to Mithilā; tataḥ — then

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.