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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.61.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 61: Story of Viśvāmitra: Two verses save Śunaḥśepa. Śunaḥśepa seeks protection, Viśvāmitra curses his sons for refusing substitution and teaches two verses that preserve the boy’s life and fulfil the sacrifice

In the sequence: Viśvāmitra comforts him, then asks his own sons to substitute for the boy as the victim

1.61.10

sarve sukṛtakarmāṇaḥ sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ
paśubhūtā narendrasya tṛptim agneḥ prayacchata

All of you are doers of good deeds, all devoted to dharma; becoming the sacrificial victim for the king, provide satisfaction to the fire.

Words: sarve — all; sukṛtakarmāṇaḥ — doers of good deeds; sarve — all; dharmaparāyaṇāḥ — devoted to dharma; paśubhūtā — having become the sacrificial victim; narendrasya — of the king; tṛptim — satisfaction; agneḥ — of the fire; prayacchata — provide, grant

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.