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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.56.3

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 56: Story of Viśvāmitra: The rājarṣi rank and Triśaṅku’s request. Brahmā grants Viśvāmitra the rank of rājarṣi, he resumes austerity while Triśaṅku seeks bodily ascent to heaven and is refused by Vasiṣṭha

In the sequence: four sons are born: Haviṣpanda, Madhuṣpanda, Dṛḍhanetra, and Mahāratha

1.56.3

athāsya jajñire putrāḥ satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ
haviṣpando madhuṣpando dṛḍhanetro mahārathaḥ

Then to him were born sons devoted to truth and dharma: Haviṣpanda, Madhuṣpanda, Dṛḍhanetra, and Mahāratha.

Words: athāsya — then to him; jajñire — were born; putrāḥ — sons; satyadharmaparāyaṇāḥ — devoted to truth and dharma; haviṣpando — Haviṣpanda (a name); madhuṣpando — Madhuṣpanda (a name); dṛḍhanetro — Dṛḍhanetra (a name); mahārathaḥ — Mahāratha (a name)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.