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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.15

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

2.109.15

rājaputri śrutaṃ tv etan muner asya samīritam
śreyo 'rtham ātmanaḥ śīghram abhigaccha tapasvinīm

“O princess, you have heard what this sage has enjoined; for your own good, go quickly to the ascetic woman.

Words: rājaputri — O princess; śrutaṃ tv — this has been heard; etan — this; muner asya — of this sage; samīritam — uttered, enjoined; śreyo 'rtham — for the sake of good; ātmanaḥ — of yourself; śīghram — quickly; abhigaccha — go to, approach; tapasvinīm — the ascetic woman

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.