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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Story of Kabandha. A ṛṣi’s curse and Indra’s thunderbolt produced his deformed body, he asks for cremation to restore his discernment and name a helpful ally

In the sequence: Indra too foretold that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa would cut off his arms and release him to heaven

3.67.15

sa tu mām abravīd indro yadā rāmaḥ salakṣmaṇaḥ
chetsyate samare bāhū tadā svargaṃ gamiṣyasi

“And that Indra said to me: ‘When Rāma, with Lakṣmaṇa, shall cut off your two arms in battle, then you shall go to heaven.’

Words: sa — he; tu — and; mām — to me; abravīd — said; indro — Indra; yadā — when; rāmaḥ — Rāma; salakṣmaṇaḥ — with Lakṣmaṇa; chetsyate — shall cut off; samare — in battle; bāhū — the two arms; tadā — then; svargaṃ — to heaven; gamiṣyasi — you shall go

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.