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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.26

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: Viśvāmitra insists that his promise must stand and asks for a permanent place for the King and his new stars

1.59.26

saśarīrasya bhadraṃ vas triśaṅkor asya bhūpateḥ
ārohaṇaṃ pratijñāya nānṛtaṃ kartum utsahe

'Having promised the ascent of this King Triśaṅku in his own body—blessings on you—I cannot make my word untrue.'

Words: saśarīrasya — in his own body (of him); bhadraṃ vas — blessings on you; triśaṅkor — of Triśaṅku; asya — this; bhūpateḥ — of the king; ārohaṇaṃ — the ascent; pratijñāya — having promised; nānṛtaṃ — not untrue; kartum — to make; utsahe — I am able, I dare

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.