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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.57.20

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: Triśaṅku explains the rejection, his wish for bodily ascent, and his record of truthful speech, sacrifice, and righteous rule

1.57.20

dharme prayatamānasya yajñaṃ cāhartum icchataḥ
paritoṣaṃ na gacchanti guravo munipuṃgava

'Though I strive after dharma and wish to perform a sacrifice, the elders do not come to satisfaction (with me), O bull among sages.'

Words: dharme — in dharma; prayatamānasya — of (me) striving; yajñaṃ — a sacrifice; cāhartum — and to perform; icchataḥ — of (me) wishing; paritoṣaṃ — satisfaction; na gacchanti — they do not come to; guravo — the elders; munipuṃgava — O bull among sages

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.