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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.33.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 33: Bark garments over Sītā’s silk. Rāma declines royal provisions and helps Sītā fasten her bark clothing, Daśaratha protests her humiliation

In the sequence: Sītā does not know how to wear hers and asks Rāma for help → he fastens it over her silk clothing, provoking an outcry from those watching

2.33.12

tasyās tat kṣipram āgamya rāmo dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
cīraṃ babandha sītāyāḥ kauśeyasyopari svayam

Rāma, best of those who uphold dharma, quickly coming to her, himself fastened the bark-garment over Sītā's silk.

Words: tasyās — her; tat — that; kṣipram — quickly; āgamya — having come; rāmo — Rāma; dharmabhṛtāṃ — of the upholders of dharma; varaḥ — the best; cīraṃ — the bark-garment; babandha — tied, fastened; sītāyāḥ — of Sītā; kauśeyasyopari — over the silk; svayam — himself

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.