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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.49.13

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: Arrival in Mithilā: Janaka receives the travellers. Janaka welcomes the travellers at his sacrifice, asks about the princes and learns that they have come to see and test the bow

In the sequence: Janaka says the visit has made his sacrifice fruitful and explains that twelve days remain before the Devas come for their shares

1.49.13

adya yajñasamṛddhir me saphalā daivataiḥ kṛtā
adya yajñaphalaṃ prāptaṃ bhagavaddarśanān mayā

“Today my rich sacrifice has been made fruitful by the gods; today the fruit of the sacrifice has been attained by me through the sight of the venerable one.

Words: adya — today; yajñasamṛddhir — the abundance of the sacrifice; me — my; saphalā — fruitful; daivataiḥ — by the gods; kṛtā — made; adya — today; yajñaphalaṃ — the fruit of the sacrifice; prāptaṃ — attained; bhagavaddarśanān — from the sight of the venerable one; mayā — by me

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.