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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.6

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 begged for an end to the curse → Sthūlaśiras said that Rāma would cut off his arms and burn his body, restoring his original appearance.

3.67.6

yadā chittvā bhujau rāmas tvāṃ dahed vijane vane
tadā tvaṃ prāpsyase rūpaṃ svam eva vipulaṃ śubham

“‘When Rāma, cutting off your arms, shall burn you in a lonely forest, then you shall regain your own great and lovely form.’

Words: yadā — when; chittvā — having cut off; bhujau — the two arms; rāmas — Rāma; tvāṃ — you; dahed — shall burn; vijane — in a lonely (place); vane — in the forest; tadā — then; tvaṃ — you; prāpsyase — shall regain, attain; rūpaṃ — form; svam — your own; eva — indeed; vipulaṃ — great, ample; śubham — lovely, auspicious

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.