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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.13

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 75: Paraśurāma: Defeat and the surrender of heavenly worlds. Rāma strings the bow, Paraśurāma yields his earned heavenly worlds to retain movement, recognizes Viṣṇu and departs for Mahendra

In the sequence: He explains that after he gave the earth to Kaśyapa, his teacher forbade him to remain within that domain → his promise therefore requires him to leave without spending a night there

1.75.13

kāśyapāya mayā dattā yadā pūrvaṃ vasuṃdharā
viṣaye me na vastavyam iti māṃ kāśyapo 'bravīt

“When formerly the earth was given by me to Kāśyapa, Kāśyapa said to me: ‘Within my domain you must not dwell.’

Words: kāśyapāya — to Kāśyapa; mayā — by me; dattā — given; yadā — when; pūrvaṃ — formerly; vasuṃdharā — the earth; viṣaye — in the domain, realm; me — my; na vastavyam — not to be dwelt in; iti — thus; māṃ — to me; kāśyapo — Kāśyapa; 'bravīt — said

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.