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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.8

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

2.109.8

anasūyāṃ mahābhāgāṃ tāpasīṃ dharmacāriṇīm
pratigṛhṇīṣva vaidehīm abravīd ṛṣisattamaḥ

The best of sages said to Anasūyā, the illustrious ascetic woman who walked in dharma: “Receive Vaidehī.”

Words: anasūyāṃ — (to) Anasūyā; mahābhāgāṃ — the illustrious; tāpasīṃ — the ascetic woman; dharmacāriṇīm — who walks in dharma; pratigṛhṇīṣva — receive!; vaidehīm — Vaidehī; abravīd — said; ṛṣisattamaḥ — the best of sages

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.