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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.17

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: Kabandha promises that after cremation he will direct the brothers to an ally.

3.67.17

ahaṃ hi matisācivyaṃ kariṣyāmi nararṣabha
mitraṃ caivopadekṣyāmi yuvābhyāṃ saṃskṛto 'gninā

“For I, once purified by fire (cremation), will render you counsel, O bull among men, and will point out an ally to you two.

Words: ahaṃ — I; hi — for; matisācivyaṃ — the aid of counsel; kariṣyāmi — I will render, do; nararṣabha — O bull among men; mitraṃ — an ally, friend; caivopadekṣyāmi — and will point out; yuvābhyāṃ — to you two; saṃskṛto — consecrated, cremated; 'gninā — by fire

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.