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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.22.16

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 22: Story of Kāma: The loss of his body. At the Sarayū–Gaṅgā confluence, Viśvāmitra recounts how Śiva’s fiery gaze destroyed Kāma’s body, the travellers stay at the hermitage

In the sequence: he proposes staying between the rivers overnight before crossing → the munis welcome Viśvāmitra with arghya, pādya and ātithya (hospitality), then perform atithikriyā (guest rites) for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa → the travelers spend the evening comfortably, delighting their hosts with stories.

1.22.16

ihādya rajanīṃ rāma vasema śubhadarśana
puṇyayoḥ saritor madhye śvas tariṣyāmahe vayam

Here today let us spend the night, O Rāma of auspicious aspect, between the two holy rivers; tomorrow we shall cross over.

Words: ihādya — here today; rajanīṃ — the night; rāma — O Rāma; vasema — let us dwell; śubhadarśana — O you of auspicious aspect; puṇyayoḥ — of the two holy; saritor — of the two rivers; madhye — between, in the midst; śvas — tomorrow; tariṣyāmahe — we shall cross; vayam — we

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.