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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.22.17

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.

1.22.17

teṣāṃ saṃvadatāṃ tatra tapo dīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā
vijñāya paramaprītā munayo harṣam āgaman

As those (three) conversed there, the sages, perceiving them with the far-reaching eye (born) of austerity, greatly pleased, gave way to joy.

Words: teṣāṃ — of them; saṃvadatāṃ — conversing, talking together; tatra — there; tapo — (through) austerity; dīrgheṇa — far-reaching, long; cakṣuṣā — with the eye; vijñāya — having perceived, recognized; paramaprītā — greatly pleased; munayo — the sages; harṣam — joy; āgaman — came to, attained

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.