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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.4.25

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

3.4.25

ahaṃ jñātvā naravyāghra vartamānam adūrataḥ
brahmalokaṃ na gacchāmi tvām adṛṣṭvā priyātithim

Knowing you to be present not far off, O tiger among men, I do not go to the world of Brahmā without seeing you, my welcome guest.

Words: ahaṃ — I; jñātvā — having known; naravyāghra — O tiger among men; vartamānam — being present; adūrataḥ — not far off; brahmalokaṃ — to the world of Brahmā; na — not; gacchāmi — I go; tvām — you; adṛṣṭvā — without seeing; priyātithim — the welcome guest

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.