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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.4.23

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 4: Śarabhaṅga’s ascent through fire. Indra departs before meeting Rāma, the ṛṣi receives him and rises young from the flames to Brahmā’s world

In the sequence: asked about Indra's visit, Śarabhaṅga explains that he has won heavenly worlds through austerity but delayed his departure to receive Rāma → he offers Rāma the worlds he has earned

3.4.23

tataḥ śakropayānaṃ tu paryapṛcchat sa rāghavaḥ
śarabhaṅgaś ca tat sarvaṃ rāghavāya nyavedayat

Then Rāghava asked about the visit of Śakra, and Śarabhaṅga related all of it to Rāghava.

Words: tataḥ — then; śakropayānaṃ — the coming of Śakra; tu — and; paryapṛcchat — asked about; sa — he; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; śarabhaṅgaś — Śarabhaṅga; ca — and; tat — that; sarvaṃ — all; rāghavāya — to Rāghava; nyavedayat — related

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.