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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.69

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

2.46.69

caturdaśa hi varṣāṇi samagrāṇy uṣya kānane
bhrātrā saha mayā caiva punaḥ pratyāgamiṣyati

'For, having dwelt fourteen full years in the forest, he will return again, together with his brother and with me.'

Words: caturdaśa — fourteen; hi — for; varṣāṇi — years; samagrāṇy — full, complete; uṣya — having dwelt; kānane — in the forest; bhrātrā saha — together with the brother; mayā caiva — and with me; punaḥ — again; pratyāgamiṣyati — will return

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.