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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.57.11

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s curse and appeal for refuge. Vasiṣṭha’s sons reject and curse Triśaṅku, his followers abandon him and he asks Viśvāmitra to overcome his fate

In the sequence: alone and distressed, he approaches Viśvāmitra, who receives him with compassion and asks what happened

1.57.11

eko hi rājā kākutstha jagāma paramātmavān
dahyamāno divārātraṃ viśvāmitraṃ tapodhanam

Alone, O Kākutstha, the supremely self-possessed king went—burning (with grief) day and night—to Viśvāmitra, whose wealth was austerity.

Words: eko — alone; hi — indeed; rājā — the king; kākutstha — O Kākutstha; jagāma — went; paramātmavān — supremely self-possessed; dahyamāno — being burnt (with grief); divārātraṃ — day and night; viśvāmitraṃ — to Viśvāmitra; tapodhanam — whose wealth is austerity

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.