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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.50.23

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: Story of Viśvāmitra: Śatānanda introduces the former King. Śatānanda confirms Ahalyā’s release, then recounts how King Viśvāmitra’s travels with his army brought him to Vasiṣṭha’s hermitage

In the sequence: its flowering and fruiting trees, peaceful deer, heavenly visitors, sacred fires, and tapasvins of many disciplines made it seem a second world of Brahmā.

1.50.23

vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ nānāpuṣpaphaladrumam
nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam

to the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha, with trees of various flowers and fruits, thronged with herds of various beasts, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas,

Words: vasiṣṭhasyāśramapadaṃ — Vasiṣṭha's hermitage-ground; nānāpuṣpaphaladrumam — with trees of various flowers and fruits; nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇaṃ — thronged with herds of various beasts; siddhacāraṇasevitam — frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas

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.