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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.76.18

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: the Kāṇḍa closes with Rāma shining beside Sītā like Viṣṇu beside Śrī.

1.76.18

tayā sa rājarṣisuto 'bhirāmayā sameyivān uttamarājakanyayā
atīva rāmaḥ śuśubhe 'tikāmayā vibhuḥ śriyā viṣṇur ivāmareśvaraḥ

United with that delightful and exceedingly loving one, the most excellent of princesses, Rāma, the son of a royal seer, the mighty lord, shone forth surpassingly — as Viṣṇu, lord of the immortals, shines with Śrī.

Words: tayā — with her; sa — he; rājarṣisuto — the son of a royal seer; 'bhirāmayā — delightful; sameyivān — united, come together with; uttamarājakanyayā — the most excellent princess; atīva — surpassingly, exceedingly; rāmaḥ — Rāma; śuśubhe — shone forth; 'tikāmayā — exceedingly loving; vibhuḥ — the mighty lord; śriyā — with Śrī / with splendour; viṣṇur — Viṣṇu; ivāmareśvaraḥ — like the lord of the immortals

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.