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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.72.3
Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 72: Vivāha: Taking hands and circling the fire. The four princes take their brides’ hands under Vasiṣṭha’s direction, circle the fire and depart together for the guest quarters as puṣpavṛṣṭi falls, divya-dundubhis sound, apsarases dance and gandharvas sing
In the sequence: he explains that he went to Ayodhyā to see Bharata, learned of the journey, and hurried to Mithilā → Daśaratha warmly receives him
1.72.3
kekayādhipatī rājā snehāt kuśalam abravīt
yeṣāṃ kuśalakāmo 'si teṣāṃ saṃpraty anāmayam
“The king, lord of the Kekayas, has out of affection inquired after your welfare; and of those whose welfare you desire, all are now in good health.
Words: kekayādhipatī — the lord of the Kekayas; rājā — the king; snehāt — out of affection; kuśalam — welfare, well-being; abravīt — asked, spoke of; yeṣāṃ — of whom; kuśalakāmo — desirous of welfare; 'si — you are; teṣāṃ — of them; saṃpraty — now, at present; anāmayam — good health, freedom from illness
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.