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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.50.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: Story of Viśvāmitra: Śatānanda introduces the former King. Śatānanda confirms Ahalyā’s release, then recounts how King Viśvāmitra’s travels with his army brought him to Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage

In the sequence: Śatānanda, Gautama and Ahalyā's eldest son, is overwhelmed with joy at the report and at seeing Rāma

1.50.2

gautamasya suto jyeṣṭhas tapasā dyotitaprabhaḥ
rāmasaṃdarśanād eva paraṃ vismayam āgataḥ

the eldest son of Gautama, his radiance kindled by austerity, came to the utmost astonishment at the very sight of Rāma.

Words: gautamasya — of Gautama; suto — son; jyeṣṭhas — eldest; tapasā — by austerity; dyotitaprabhaḥ — with kindled radiance; rāmasaṃdarśanād — from the sight of Rāma; eva — very, indeed; paraṃ — utmost, supreme; vismayam — astonishment, wonder; āgataḥ — came to, attained

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.