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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.61.24

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: Śunaḥśepa praises Indra and Viṣṇu with the verses → pleased, Indra grants him long life → Ambarīṣa obtains the completed sacrifice and its benefits

1.61.24

sa baddho vāgbhir agryābhir abhituṣṭāva vai surau
indram indrānujaṃ caiva yathāvan muniputrakaḥ

Bound (there), the sage's son with excellent words duly praised the two gods, Indra and Indra's younger brother (Viṣṇu).

Words: sa — he; baddho — bound; vāgbhir — with words; agryābhir — excellent, foremost; abhituṣṭāva — praised; vai — indeed; surau — the two gods; indram — Indra; indrānujaṃ — Indra's younger brother; caiva — and; yathāvan — duly, as is fitting; muniputrakaḥ — the sage's son

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.