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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.58.4

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

1.58.4

guruśāpakṛtaṃ rūpaṃ yad idaṃ tvayi vartate
anena saha rūpeṇa saśarīro gamiṣyasi

'This form, produced by the teacher's curse, which abides in you—with this very form and in your own body you shall go (to heaven).'

Words: guruśāpakṛtaṃ — produced by the teacher's curse; rūpaṃ — form; yad — which; idaṃ — this; tvayi — in you; vartate — abides, exists; anena saha rūpeṇa — with this form; saśarīro — with (your own) body; gamiṣyasi — you shall go

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.