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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.5

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Kabandha advises friendship with Sugrīva. Restored by cremation, he urges a pledge before fire and explains how the two can help each other

In the sequence: as Kabandha's great body burns, he rises from it in a radiant form, wearing spotless clothing and a divine garland

3.68.5

tataś citāyā vegena bhāsvaro virajāmbaraḥ
utpapātāśu saṃhṛṣṭaḥ sarvapratyaṅgabhūṣaṇaḥ

Then from the pyre, with speed, radiant, clad in spotless raiment, adorned on every limb, he sprang up swiftly, full of joy.

Words: tataś — then; citāyā — from the pyre; vegena — with speed; bhāsvaro — radiant, shining; virajāmbaraḥ — in spotless garments; utpapātāśu — sprang up swiftly; saṃhṛṣṭaḥ — delighted, joyful; sarvapratyaṅgabhūṣaṇaḥ — adorned on every limb

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.