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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.4.29

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: Śarabhaṅga directs him to Sutīkṣṇa and asks him to remain a moment to witness his departure from his aged body

3.4.29

rāghaveṇaivam uktas tu śakratulyabalena vai
śarabhaṅgo mahāprājñaḥ punar evābravīd vacaḥ

Thus addressed by Rāghava, whose strength equalled Śakra's, the greatly wise Śarabhaṅga again spoke these words:

Words: rāghaveṇaivam — thus by Rāghava; uktas — addressed; tu — and; śakratulyabalena — by one whose strength equalled Śakra's; vai — indeed; śarabhaṅgo — Śarabhaṅga; mahāprājñaḥ — the greatly wise; punar — again; evābravīd — indeed spoke; vacaḥ — words

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.