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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.32

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him. Sītā rejects separation despite every hardship, Rāma agrees to take her and asks her to distribute their possessions

In the sequence: he asks her to distribute jewels, food, and gifts before they leave → delighted, Sītā immediately begins.

2.27.32

anukūlaṃ tu sā bhartur jñātvā gamanam ātmanaḥ
kṣipraṃ pramuditā devī dātum evopacakrame

Learning that her husband now favored her own going, the lady, greatly delighted, quickly set about the giving of gifts.

Words: anukūlaṃ — favorable; tu — but; sā — she; bhartur — of (her) husband; jñātvā — having learned; gamanam — the going, departure; ātmanaḥ — her own; kṣipraṃ — quickly; pramuditā — greatly delighted; devī — the lady, queen; dātum — to give; evopacakrame — indeed set about

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.