Valmiki Ramayana 1.60.11-12: Bala Kanda, Sarga 60, Shlokas 11-12
त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम् · Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations
नाभ्यागमंस्तदाहूता भागार्थं सर्वदेवताः ॥११॥
ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
स्रुवमुद्यम्य सक्रोधस्त्रिशङ्कुमिदमब्रवीत् ॥१२॥
nābhyāgaman tadāhūtā bhāgārthaṃ sarvadevatāḥ ||11||
tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ |
sruvam udyamya sakrodhas triśaṅkum idam abravīt ||12||
भगवान लोगों को बुलाया गया था अपना हिस्सा लेने के लिए, लेकिन वो नहीं आए। यह देख के विश्वामित्र बहुत गुस्से में आ गए। उन्होंने अपना लैडल उठाया और त्रिशंकु से बोले।
When, the gods invited by him did not come to receive their share of offerings, the great ascetic Viswamitra seized with anger lifted the sacrificial ladle and said to Trisanku:
FAQs
It underlines how dharmic projects may face institutional resistance; the ethical challenge is to respond without losing moral balance, even when one feels justified.
This is a reiteration/overlap in the Southern Recension numbering: the same event is indexed again as 1.60.12 while referring back to 1.60.11.
Unyielding resolve—Viśvāmitra proceeds to act through his tapas when conventional divine participation fails.
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