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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.61.18

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: he then prepares a protective charm and teaches Śunaḥśepa two divine verses to recite when bound at Viṣṇu's sacrificial post, wearing red garlands and unguents.

1.61.18

pavitrapāśair āsakto raktamālyānulepanaḥ
vaiṣṇavaṃ yūpam āsādya vāgbhir agnim udāhara

“Bound with sacred cords, wearing red garlands and unguents, approach the sacrificial post of Viṣṇu and invoke the fire with (these) words.

Words: pavitrapāśair — with sacred cords; āsakto — bound, fastened; raktamālyānulepanaḥ — wearing red garlands and unguents; vaiṣṇavaṃ — of Viṣṇu, Vaiṣṇava; yūpam — the sacrificial post; āsādya — having approached; vāgbhir — with words; agnim — the fire; udāhara — invoke, proclaim

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.