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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.6

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 44: Story of Indra: Ocean churning and the struggle for nectar. The Devas and asuras churn the ocean for freedom from death, contend over its gifts and fight for the nectar, Indra’s side gains sovereignty

In the sequence: after the morning rites, Rāma points out the boat brought by the munis → the company crosses to the Gaṅgā's northern bank and approaches Viśālā

1.44.6

tarāma saritāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ puṇyāṃ tripathagāṃ nadīm
naur eṣā hi sukhāstīrṇā ṛṣīṇāṃ puṇyakarmaṇām
bhagavantam iha prāptaṃ jñātvā tvaritam āgatā

Let us cross the holy Tripathagā (three-pathed) river, best of streams; for this comfortably fitted boat of the sages of holy deeds has come swiftly, having learned that the venerable one has arrived here.”

Words: tarāma — let us cross; saritāṃ — of rivers, streams; śreṣṭhāṃ — the best; puṇyāṃ — holy, sacred; tripathagāṃ — three-pathed (flowing in three worlds); nadīm — river; naur — boat; eṣā — this; hi — for, indeed; sukhāstīrṇā — comfortably spread out, well fitted; ṛṣīṇāṃ — of the sages; puṇyakarmaṇām — of holy deeds; bhagavantam — the venerable one; iha — here; prāptaṃ — arrived, come; jñātvā — having learned, known; tvaritam — swiftly, in haste; āgatā — has come

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.