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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.50.5

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: he asks whether his mother was seen and received Rāma, whether her history was told, whether his parents reunited, and whether Rāma and Gautama exchanged honors

1.50.5

api rāme mahātejo mama mātā yaśasvinī
vanyair upāharat pūjāṃ pūjārhe sarvadehinām

O mighty one, did my illustrious mother offer worship with forest-produce to Rāma, who is worthy of worship by all embodied beings?

Words: api — (interrogative particle); rāme — to Rāma; mahātejo — O mighty one; mama — my; mātā — mother; yaśasvinī — illustrious; vanyair — with forest-produce; upāharat — offered, presented; pūjāṃ — worship, honour; pūjārhe — to the one worthy of worship; sarvadehinām — of all embodied beings

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.