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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.11

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

1.59.11

nāhyāgamaṃs tadāhūtā bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ
tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo viśvamitro mahāmuniḥ

But all the deities, though thus invited to receive their share, did not come; then Viśvāmitra, the great sage, filled with anger,

Words: nāhyāgamaṃs — but did not come; tadāhūtā — though then invited; bhāgārthaṃ — for their share; sarvadevatāḥ — all the deities; tataḥ — then; krodhasamāviṣṭo — filled with anger; viśvamitro — Viśvāmitra; mahāmuniḥ — the great sage

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.