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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.17
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 11: Agastya’s gifts of weapons. He gives Rāma Viṣṇu’s bow, Brahmā’s arrow, Indra’s inexhaustible quivers and a gold-adorned sword
In the sequence: passing the shrines of Brahmā, Agni, Viṣṇu, Indra, the Sun, Soma, and other devatās, Rāma sees Agastya approaching with his disciples
3.11.17
sa tatra brahmaṇaḥ sthānam agneḥ sthānaṃ tathaiva ca
viṣṇoḥ sthānaṃ mahendrasya sthānaṃ caiva vivasvataḥ
There he saw the shrine of Brahmā, and likewise the shrine of Agni, the shrine of Viṣṇu, the shrine of great Indra, and also that of Vivasvat (the Sun),
Words: sa — he; tatra — there; brahmaṇaḥ — of Brahmā; sthānam — shrine, station; agneḥ — of Agni; sthānaṃ — shrine; tathaiva — just so, likewise; ca — and; viṣṇoḥ — of Viṣṇu; sthānaṃ — shrine; mahendrasya — of great Indra; sthānaṃ — shrine; caiva — and also; vivasvataḥ — of Vivasvat (the Sun)
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.