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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.34.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Story of Gaṅgā & Umā: Himavat’s two daughters. Himavat gives Gaṅgā to the Devas for the worlds’ welfare, while Umā undertakes austerity and marries Śiva

In the sequence: At dawn Viśvāmitra wakes Rāma, and the company prepares to travel after the morning rites

1.34.2

suprabhātā niśā rāma pūrvā saṃdhyā pravartate
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhadraṃ te gamanāyābhirocaya

“The night has well dawned, Rāma; the eastern twilight is coming on. Arise, arise — blessings on you — make ready to set out.”

Words: suprabhātā — well dawned, fully bright; niśā — the night; rāma — O Rāma; pūrvā — eastern, early; saṃdhyā — twilight; pravartate — comes on, sets in; uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha — arise, arise; bhadraṃ — a blessing; te — to you; gamanāyābhirocaya — make ready for departure

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.