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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.76.14

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 76: Return to Ayodhyā: The couples’ reception and married life. Rāma gives the bow to Varuṇa and comforts Daśaratha, Ayodhyā welcomes the couples and Rāma & Sītā grow in mutual affection

In the sequence: Rāma and Sītā spend many seasons together, each deeply present in the other's heart

1.76.14

rāmas tu sītayā sārdhaṃ vijahāra bahūn ṛtūn
manasvī tadgatas tasyā nityaṃ hṛdi samarpitaḥ

And spirited Rāma sported with Sītā for many seasons, his heart set on her, ever enshrined in her heart.

Words: rāmas — Rāma; tu — and; sītayā — with Sītā; sārdhaṃ — together with; vijahāra — sported, disported; bahūn — many; ṛtūn — seasons; manasvī — spirited, high-minded; tadgatas — devoted to her, absorbed in her; tasyā — her; nityaṃ — ever, always; hṛdi — in the heart; samarpitaḥ — enshrined, placed

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.