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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.11.18
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
3.11.18
somasthānaṃ bhagasthānaṃ sthānaṃ kauberam eva ca
dhātur vidhātuḥ sthānaṃ ca vāyoḥ sthānaṃ tathaiva ca
the shrine of Soma, the shrine of Bhaga, and also the shrine of Kubera, the shrine of Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ, and likewise the shrine of Vāyu,
Words: somasthānaṃ — the shrine of Soma; bhagasthānaṃ — the shrine of Bhaga; sthānaṃ — the shrine; kauberam — of Kubera; eva ca — and also; dhātur — of Dhātṛ; vidhātuḥ — of Vidhātṛ; sthānaṃ — the shrine; ca — and; vāyoḥ — of Vāyu; sthānaṃ — the shrine; tathaiva — likewise; ca — and
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.