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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.76.5

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: Daśaratha embraces him, kisses his head, and joyfully urges the army toward Ayodhyā

1.76.5

gato rāma iti śrutvā hṛṣṭaḥ pramudito nṛpaḥ
codayām āsa tāṃ senāṃ jagāmāśu tataḥ purīm

Hearing that Rāma (Paraśurāma) had gone, the king, delighted and rejoicing, urged on the army and then swiftly proceeded to the city.

Words: gato — has gone; rāma — Rāma; iti — thus, (hearing) that; śrutvā — having heard; hṛṣṭaḥ — delighted; pramudito — rejoicing; nṛpaḥ — the king; codayām āsa — urged on, spurred; tāṃ senāṃ — that army; jagāmāśu — went swiftly; tataḥ — then; purīm — to the city

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.