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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.5

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: fearing his anger and curses, they agree → the priests take their places and conduct the sacrifice with Viśvāmitra presiding

1.59.5

ayaṃ kuśikadāyādo muniḥ paramakopanaḥ
yad āha vacanaṃ samyag etat kāryaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

'This sage, heir of Kuśika, is exceedingly prone to anger; whatever word he has spoken is right—it must be done, no doubt.'

Words: ayaṃ — this; kuśikadāyādo — heir of Kuśika; muniḥ — the sage; paramakopanaḥ — exceedingly irascible; yad — whatever; āha — has spoken; vacanaṃ — word; samyag — rightly, properly; etat — this; kāryaṃ — to be done; na saṃśayaḥ — (there is) no doubt

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.