Chapter 60 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 60.4

अग्निकल्पो हि भगवान् शापं दास्यति रोषतः॥ तस्मात् प्रवर्त्यतां यज्ञः सशरीरो यथा दिवि। गच्छेदिक्ष्वाकुदायादो विश्वामित्रस्य तेजसा॥

agnikalpo hi bhagavān śāpaṃ dāsyati roṣataḥ|| tasmāt pravartyatāṃ yajñaḥ saśarīro yathā divi| gacchedikṣvākudāyādo viśvāmitrasya tejasā||

English Meaning

The worshipful one is like to fire, and, if angered, may curse us. Therefore, let us engage in this sacrifice, so that Ikşvāku's descendant through the potency of Viśvāmitra way repair to heaven in person.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)