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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.59.7

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

1.59.7

tataḥ pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ sarve samadhitiṣṭhate

'Then let the sacrifice be set in motion.' All (the priests) took up their stations.

Words: tataḥ — then; pravartyatāṃ — let it be set in motion; yajñaḥ — the sacrifice; sarve — all; samadhitiṣṭhate — (they) took up their posts, set about it

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.