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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.5

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 Devas, led by Agni, appeal to the pitṛdevas (ancestral deities), asking them to transfer a ram's testicles to Indra → they promise satisfaction through future offerings of castrated rams

1.48.5

śatakrator vacaḥ śrutvā devāḥ sāgnipurogamāḥ
pitṛdevān upetyāhuḥ saha sarvair marudgaṇaiḥ

Hearing the words of Śatakratu (Indra), the gods led by Agni, together with all the hosts of Maruts, approached the ancestral gods (Pitṛs) and said:

Words: śatakrator — of Śatakratu (Indra, of a hundred rites); vacaḥ — words; śrutvā — having heard; devāḥ — the gods; sāgnipurogamāḥ — led by Agni; pitṛdevān — the ancestral gods (Pitṛs); upetyāhuḥ — having approached, said; saha — together with; sarvair — all; marudgaṇaiḥ — with the hosts of Maruts

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.