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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.76.9

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: Kausalyā, Sumitrā, Kaikeyī, and the other palace women welcome Sītā, Ūrmilā, Māṇḍavī, and Śrutakīrti

1.76.9

tataḥ sītāṃ mahābhāgām ūrmilāṃ ca yaśasvinīm
kuśadhvajasute cobhe jagṛhur nṛpapatnayaḥ

Then the king's wives received the illustrious Sītā, the glorious Ūrmilā, and both daughters of Kuśadhvaja.

Words: tataḥ — then; sītāṃ — Sītā; mahābhāgām — the illustrious, greatly blessed; ūrmilāṃ — Ūrmilā; ca — and; yaśasvinīm — the glorious; kuśadhvajasute — the two daughters of Kuśadhvaja; cobhe — and both; jagṛhur — received, took; nṛpapatnayaḥ — the king's wives

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.