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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.67

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: in midstream, Sītā prays to the Gaṅgā that Rāma may complete the fourteen years safely with herself and Lakṣmaṇa and return to his Kingdom → she promises worship and gifts of cattle, clothing, and food to brāhmaṇas when they return

2.46.67

madhyaṃ tu samanuprāpya bhāgīrathyās tv aninditā
vaidehī prāñjalir bhūtvā tāṃ nadīm idam abravīt

On reaching the middle of the Bhāgīrathī, the blameless Vaidehī, joining her palms, spoke thus to that river:

Words: madhyaṃ — the middle; tu — but; samanuprāpya — having reached; bhāgīrathyās tv — of the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā); aninditā — the blameless one; vaidehī — Vaidehī (Sītā); prāñjalir bhūtvā — having joined her palms; tāṃ nadīm — to that river; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.