Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 48: Bharadvāja directs Rāma to Citrakūṭa · 2.48.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 48: Bharadvāja directs Rāma to Citrakūṭa. Rāma seeks seclusion beyond the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, Bharadvāja recommends the food-rich mountain

In the sequence: The next morning they set out toward the meeting of the Gaṅgā and Yamunā

2.48.1

te tu tasmin mahāvṛkṣa uṣitvā rajanīṃ śivām
vimale 'bhyudite sūrye tasmād deśāt pratasthire

Having passed a comfortable night beneath that great tree, when the sun had risen clear they set out from that spot.

Words: te — they; tu — and, but; tasmin — under that; mahāvṛkṣa — great tree; uṣitvā — having dwelt, spent (the night); rajanīṃ — the night; śivām — auspicious, comfortable; vimale — when clear; 'bhyudite — when risen; sūrye — the sun (having risen); tasmād — from that; deśāt — spot, place; pratasthire — they set out

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.