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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.34.7
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: after traveling until midday, they reach the Gaṅgā and camp beside its holy waters
1.34.7
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇyasalilāṃ haṃsasārasasevitām
babhūvur muditāḥ sarve munayaḥ saharāghavāḥ
tasyās tīre tataś cakrus te āvāsaparigraham
Seeing that river of holy waters, frequented by swans and cranes, all the sages together with the Rāghavas became glad; and there upon its bank they made their encampment.
Words: tāṃ — that; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; puṇyasalilāṃ — of holy waters; haṃsasārasasevitām — frequented by swans and cranes; babhūvur — became; muditāḥ — glad, delighted; sarve — all; munayaḥ — the sages; saharāghavāḥ — together with the Rāghavas; tasyās — its; tīre — on the bank; tataś — then; cakrus — they made; te — they; āvāsaparigraham — the taking-up of a dwelling, encampment
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.