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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.6

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

2.109.6

svayam ātithyam ādiśya sarvam asya susatkṛtam
saumitriṃ ca mahābhāgāṃ sītāṃ ca samasāntvayat

Personally directing that hospitality be well shown to him in every way, he also comforted Saumitri and the illustrious Sītā.

Words: svayam — personally; ātithyam — hospitality; ādiśya — having directed, ordered; sarvam — all, in every way; asya — to him; susatkṛtam — well honored; saumitriṃ ca — and Saumitri; mahābhāgāṃ — the illustrious (Sītā); sītāṃ ca — and Sītā; samasāntvayat — he comforted, consoled

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.