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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.48.6

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

1.48.6

ayaṃ meṣaḥ savṛṣaṇaḥ śakro hy avṛṣaṇaḥ kṛtaḥ
meṣasya vṛṣaṇau gṛhya śakrāyāśu prayacchata

“This ram has testicles, while Śakra has been made testicle-less; take the ram's testicles and give them quickly to Śakra.

Words: ayaṃ — this; meṣaḥ — ram; savṛṣaṇaḥ — possessing testicles; śakro — Śakra; hy — indeed; avṛṣaṇaḥ — without testicles; kṛtaḥ — made; meṣasya — of the ram; vṛṣaṇau — the two testicles; gṛhya — having taken; śakrāyāśu — to Śakra quickly; prayacchata — give (pl.)

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.