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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.67.7
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 also identifies himself as Danu's son and explains Indra's part in his deformity
3.67.7
śriyā virājitaṃ putraṃ danos tvaṃ viddhi lakṣmaṇa
indrakopād idaṃ rūpaṃ prāptam evaṃ raṇājire
“Know me, Lakṣmaṇa, as the son of Danu, resplendent with glory; through Indra's wrath I came by this form thus, on the field of battle.
Words: śriyā — with glory, splendour; virājitaṃ — resplendent, shining; putraṃ — the son; danos — of Danu; tvaṃ — you; viddhi — know; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; indrakopād — through Indra's wrath; idaṃ — this; rūpaṃ — form; prāptam — obtained, came by; evaṃ — thus; raṇājire — on the field of battle
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.