Araṇya Kāṇḍa 5: The ṛṣis appeal for protection · 3.5.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.5.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 5: The ṛṣis appeal for protection. Tapasvins display the victims of rākṣasa attacks, Rāma promises to defend them and gives his exile a purpose

In the sequence: After Śarabhaṅga's ascent, tapasvins of many disciplines gather around Rāma: Vaikhānasas and Vālakhilyas, those living on leaves, water, air, or rays of light, those sleeping on bare ground, and those practicing prayer or the five-fire penance

3.5.1

śarabhaṅge divaṃ prāpte munisaṃghāḥ samāgatāḥ
abhyagacchanta kākutsthaṃ rāmaṃ jvalitatejasaṃ

When Śarabhaṅga had gone to heaven, throngs of sages assembled and came to Kākutstha Rāma of blazing splendour:

Words: śarabhaṅge — when Śarabhaṅga (loc. abs.); divaṃ — to heaven; prāpte — had reached (loc. abs.); munisaṃghāḥ — throngs of sages; samāgatāḥ — assembled; abhyagacchanta — approached; kākutsthaṃ — Kākutstha; rāmaṃ — Rāma; jvalitatejasaṃ — of blazing splendour

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.