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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 59: Story of Viśvāmitra: Triśaṅku’s ascent and suspended heaven. Indra rejects the ascending Triśaṅku, Viśvāmitra halts his fall and creates southern stars, the Devas agree to let him remain suspended among them

In the sequence: when he summons the devatās for their shares, none comes

1.59.10

tataḥ kālena mahatā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ
cakārāvāhanaṃ tatra bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ

Then, after a long time, Viśvāmitra the great ascetic there made the invocation of all the deities to receive their share.

Words: tataḥ — then; kālena mahatā — after a long time; viśvāmitro — Viśvāmitra; mahātapāḥ — the great ascetic; cakārāvāhanaṃ — made the invocation; tatra — there; bhāgārthaṃ — to (receive) their share; sarvadevatāḥ — all the deities

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.