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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.9.32

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.

1.9.32

evaṃ sa nyavasat tatra sarvakāmaiḥ supūjitaḥ
ṛṣyaśṛṅgo mahātejāḥ śāntayā saha bhāryayā

Thus Ṛṣyaśṛṅga of great splendour dwelt there, honoured well with every desirable thing, together with Śāntā his wife.

Words: evaṃ — thus; sa — he; nyavasat — dwelt; tatra — there; sarvakāmaiḥ — with every desirable thing; supūjitaḥ — well honoured; ṛṣyaśṛṅgo — Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; mahātejāḥ — of great splendour; śāntayā — with Śāntā; saha — together; bhāryayā — wife

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.