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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.30

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: he asks them to burn him before sunset → once restored, he will name a knowledgeable and trustworthy ally who can help them find the abductor.

3.67.30

tena sakhyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ nyāyyavṛttena rāghava
kalpayiṣyati te prītaḥ sāhāyyaṃ laghuvikramaḥ

“And friendship should be made with him, one of upright conduct, O Rāghava; pleased, that swift-striding one will arrange help for you.

Words: tena — with him; sakhyaṃ — friendship, alliance; ca — and; kartavyaṃ — should be made; nyāyyavṛttena — of upright conduct; rāghava — O Rāghava; kalpayiṣyati — will arrange, bring about; te — for you; prītaḥ — pleased; sāhāyyaṃ — help, assistance; laghuvikramaḥ — the swift-striding one

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.