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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.22

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Daṇḍaka’s tapasvins seek protection. They welcome Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa and claim the King’s protection as subjects who have renounced force

In the sequence: they continue to honor him and Lakṣmaṇa with the food and produce of their hermitages.

3.1.22

tathānye tāpasāḥ siddhā rāmaṃ vaiśvānaropamāḥ
nyāyavṛttā yathānyāyaṃ tarpayām āsur īśvaram

Likewise other perfected ascetics, resembling fire, of righteous conduct, gratified the lord Rāma as was fitting.

Words: tathānye — likewise other; tāpasāḥ — ascetics; siddhā — perfected, accomplished; rāmaṃ — Rāma; vaiśvānaropamāḥ — resembling fire; nyāyavṛttā — of righteous conduct; yathānyāyaṃ — as was fitting; tarpayām āsur — gratified, satisfied; īśvaram — the lord

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.