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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāma crosses the Gaṅgā. He sends Sumantra back as proof of departure, forms matted locks with banyan sap and crosses while Sītā prays

In the sequence: he sends greetings to all the Queens, asks that Bharata be brought back and installed, and tells Bharata to honor every mother, especially Kausalyā.

2.46.24

ārogyaṃ brūhi kausalyām atha pādābhivandanam
sītāyā mama cāryasya vacanāl lakṣmaṇasya ca

'convey to Kausalyā a wish for her health, and then a salutation at her feet — in the words of Sītā, of me, and of noble Lakṣmaṇa.'

Words: ārogyaṃ — (a wish for) health; brūhi — tell, convey; kausalyām — to Kausalyā; atha — and then; pādābhivandanam — salutation at (her) feet; sītāyā — of Sītā; mama — of me; cāryasya — and of the noble one; vacanāl — by the word; lakṣmaṇasya ca — and of Lakṣmaṇa

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.