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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.9.30

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 9: Story of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga: Courtesans, rain and marriage. Courtesans lure Ṛṣyaśṛṅga from his father’s forest hermitage, rain ends Aṅga’s drought and Romapāda gives him Śāntā in marriage

In the sequence: Romapāda comes out, bows to the ground, offers hospitality, and begs that the brāhmaṇa feel no anger → he gives Śāntā to him in marriage → Ṛṣyaśṛṅga remains with her, honored and comfortably provided for.

1.9.30

arghyaṃ ca pradadau tasmai nyāyataḥ susamāhitaḥ
vavre prasādaṃ viprendrān mā vipraṃ manyur āviśet

Duly and with full attention he gave him the guest-offering; he begged a favour of the best of brahmins, that no wrath might enter the brahmin.

Words: arghyaṃ — the guest-offering; ca — and; pradadau — gave; tasmai — to him; nyāyataḥ — duly, according to rule; susamāhitaḥ — with full attention; vavre — begged, sought; prasādaṃ — a favour, grace; viprendrān — from the best of brahmins; mā — lest, that not; vipraṃ — the brahmin; manyur — wrath; āviśet — might enter

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.