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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.4.8

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: near the hermitage he sees Indra above the ground, accompanied by a heavenly chariot, tawny horses, a white parasol, attendants, and gandharvas, amaras, siddhas and paramarṣis offering praise

3.4.8

pāṇḍurābhraghanaprakhyaṃ candramaṇḍalasaṃnibham
apaśyad vimalaṃ chatraṃ citramālyopaśobhitam

He beheld a spotless parasol, resembling a mass of white cloud, like the disc of the moon, adorned with bright garlands;

Words: pāṇḍurābhraghanaprakhyaṃ — resembling a mass of white cloud; candramaṇḍalasaṃnibham — like the disc of the moon; apaśyad — he beheld; vimalaṃ — spotless; chatraṃ — parasol; citramālyopaśobhitam — adorned with bright garlands

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.