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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.58.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 58: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s sacrifice and the priests’ refusal. Viśvāmitra promises Triśaṅku bodily ascent and summons priests, then curses Vasiṣṭha’s sons & Mahodaya for rejecting the sacrifice

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra promises protection and says Triśaṅku will ascend in his present body despite the curse

1.58.2

ikṣvāko svāgataṃ vatsa jānāmi tvāṃ sudhārmikam
śaraṇaṃ te bhaviṣyāmi mā bhaiṣīr nṛpapuṃgava

'Welcome, O descendant of Ikṣvāku, my child; I know you to be most righteous. I shall be your refuge; do not fear, O bull among kings.'

Words: ikṣvāko — O descendant of Ikṣvāku; svāgataṃ — welcome; vatsa — my child, dear one; jānāmi — I know; tvāṃ — you; sudhārmikam — most righteous; śaraṇaṃ — refuge; te — your, for you; bhaviṣyāmi — I shall be; mā bhaiṣīr — do not fear; nṛpapuṃgava — O bull among kings

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.