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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.9

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

1.44.9

tato munivaras tūrṇaṃ jagāma saharāghavaḥ
viśālāṃ nagarīṃ ramyāṃ divyāṃ svargopamāṃ tadā

Then the best of sages, together with Rāghava, went quickly to the lovely, divine city of Viśālā, resembling heaven.

Words: tato — then; munivaras — the best of sages; tūrṇaṃ — quickly, swiftly; jagāma — went; saharāghavaḥ — together with Rāghava; viśālāṃ — Viśālā; nagarīṃ — city; ramyāṃ — lovely, delightful; divyāṃ — divine; svargopamāṃ — resembling heaven; tadā — then

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.