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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.75.14

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

1.75.14

so 'haṃ guruvacaḥ kurvan pṛthivyāṃ na vase niśām
iti pratijñā kākutstha kṛtā vai kāśyapasya ha

So I, carrying out my guru's word, do not dwell a single night upon the earth; such a vow, O Kākutstha, was indeed made to Kāśyapa.

Words: so 'haṃ — so I; guruvacaḥ — the guru's word; kurvan — carrying out, doing; pṛthivyāṃ — on the earth; na vase — I do not dwell; niśām — (for) a night; iti — thus; pratijñā — vow, promise; kākutstha — O Kākutstha; kṛtā — made; vai — indeed; kāśyapasya — to Kāśyapa; ha — indeed

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.