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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.16
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: Indra rejects him as one afflicted by his teacher's curse and orders him to fall headfirst → falling, Triśaṅku cries to Viśvāmitra for help. Viśvāmitra commands him to stop
1.59.16
devalokagataṃ dṛṣṭvā triśaṅkuṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
saha sarvaiḥ suragaṇair idaṃ vacanam abravīt
Seeing Triśaṅku arrived in the world of the gods, the Chastiser of Pāka (Indra), together with all the hosts of gods, spoke these words:
Words: devalokagataṃ — arrived in the world of the gods; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; triśaṅkuṃ — Triśaṅku; pākaśāsanaḥ — the Chastiser of Pāka (Indra); saha sarvaiḥ suragaṇair — together with all the hosts of gods; idaṃ vacanam — these words; abravīt — spoke
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.