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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Kālindī approaches the ṛṣi Cyavana on the Himālaya seeking a boon for the birth of her son

2.102.16

bhārgavaś cyavano nāma himavantam upāśritaḥ
tam ṛṣiṃ samupāgamya kālindī tv abhyavādayat

A descendant of Bhṛgu named Cyavana dwelt upon the Himālaya; approaching that sage, Kālindī saluted him.

Words: bhārgavaś — a descendant of Bhṛgu; cyavano nāma — named Cyavana; himavantam upāśritaḥ — resorting to (dwelling on) the Himālaya; tam ṛṣiṃ samupāgamya — having approached that sage; kālindī tv abhyavādayat — and Kālindī saluted (him)

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.