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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.68.7

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Vivāha: Daśaratha arrives in Mithilā. Daśaratha arrives with wealth, ṛṣis and the army, Janaka welcomes the alliance and completes preparations while Daśaratha reunites with his sons

In the sequence: he sets out with the ṛṣis and army → after four days they reach the Videhas, and Janaka comes to welcome them

1.68.7

gatvā caturahaṃ mārgaṃ videhān abhyupeyivān
rājā tu janakaḥ śrīmāñ śrutvā pūjām akalpayat

Having traveled a four-day journey, he reached the Videhas; and the illustrious king Janaka, hearing of it, arranged a reception.

Words: gatvā — having traveled; caturahaṃ — of four days; mārgaṃ — the road, journey; videhān — the Videhas; abhyupeyivān — reached, came to; rājā — the king; tu — and; janakaḥ — Janaka; śrīmāñ — the illustrious; śrutvā — having heard; pūjām — honor, reception; akalpayat — arranged, prepared

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.