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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 109: Rāma leaves Citrakūṭa for Atri. Family memories and the army’s animal waste prompt departure, Atri recounts Anasūyā’s relief of a ten-year drought and sends Sītā to her

In the sequence: he asks Sītā to visit her, and Rāma encourages her to do so

2.109.13

tām imāṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ namaskāryāṃ yaśasvinīm
abhigacchatu vaidehī vṛddhām akrodhanāṃ sadā

Let Vaidehī approach this glorious lady, worthy of homage from all beings, aged and ever free from anger.

Words: tām imāṃ — her, this; sarvabhūtānāṃ — by all beings; namaskāryāṃ — worthy of homage; yaśasvinīm — the glorious; abhigacchatu — let (her) approach; vaidehī — Vaidehī; vṛddhām — the aged; akrodhanāṃ — free from anger; sadā — ever, always

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.