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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.22.18

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.

1.22.18

arghyaṃ pādyaṃ tathātithyaṃ nivedyakuśikātmaje
rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ paścād akurvann atithikriyām

Having offered the guest-water, the foot-water, and hospitality to the son of Kuśika, they afterwards performed the guest-rite for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.

Words: arghyaṃ — the guest-water offering; pādyaṃ — water for the feet; tathātithyaṃ — and hospitality; nivedyakuśikātmaje — having offered to the son of Kuśika; rāmalakṣmaṇayoḥ — for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; paścād — afterwards; akurvann — they performed; atithikriyām — the guest-rite

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.