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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.11
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: Rāma introduces himself, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā and explains why they have come to live in the forest
2.48.11
hutāgnihotraṃ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṃ sītayā cābhyavādayat
The moment he saw the greatly blessed one who had offered the fire-oblation, Rāma, with folded hands, together with the son of Sumitrā and with Sītā, made obeisance.
Words: hutāgnihotraṃ — who had offered the fire-oblation; dṛṣṭvaiva — the moment he saw; mahābhāgaṃ — the greatly blessed one; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with folded hands; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saumitriṇā — with the son of Sumitrā; sārdhaṃ — together with; sītayā — with Sītā; cābhyavādayat — and made obeisance, saluted
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.