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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.5

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 travels with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa to Atri's hermitage, where they are warmly received

2.109.5

so 'trer āśramam āsādya taṃ vavande mahāyaśāḥ
taṃ cāpi bhagavān atriḥ putravat pratyapadyata

He of great fame, reaching Atri's hermitage, saluted him; and the venerable Atri too received him like a son.

Words: so — he; 'trer — of Atri; āśramam — the hermitage; āsādya — having reached; taṃ — him; vavande — saluted, paid homage to; mahāyaśāḥ — he of great fame; taṃ cāpi — and him too; bhagavān — the venerable; atriḥ — Atri; putravat — like a son; pratyapadyata — received, welcomed

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.