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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.22.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Kausalyā’s blessing and amulet. She invokes protection, consecrates an herbal amulet and completes the svastyayana before embracing Rāma

In the sequence: she asks that his own memory, resolve, and righteousness guard him, and that insects, snakes, wild animals, and dangerous beings leave him unharmed

2.22.6

plavagā vṛścikā daṃśā maśakāś caiva kānane
sarīsṛpāś ca kīṭāś ca mā bhūvan gahane tava

May the monkeys, scorpions, gadflies, and mosquitoes in the woodland, and the serpents and insects in the thicket, be no harm to you.

Words: plavagā — the monkeys; vṛścikā — the scorpions; daṃśā — the gadflies; maśakāś caiva — and the mosquitoes; kānane — in the woodland; sarīsṛpāś ca — and the serpents, creepers; kīṭāś ca — and the insects; mā bhūvan — may they not be; gahane — in the thicket; tava — to you, yours

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.