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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.18

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: Bharadvāja receives him with a cow, the arghya guest-offering, and water, welcomes him, and invites them to remain at the sacred confluence

2.48.18

pratigṛhya ca tām arcām upaviṣṭaṃ sarāghavam
bharadvājo 'bravīd vākyaṃ dharmayuktam idaṃ tadā

And when Rāma, having received that honour, was seated together with the Rāghava (Lakṣmaṇa), Bharadvāja then spoke this speech in accord with dharma:

Words: pratigṛhya — having received, accepted; ca — and; tām — that; arcām — honour, worship; upaviṣṭaṃ — seated; sarāghavam — together with the Rāghava (Lakṣmaṇa); bharadvājo — Bharadvāja; 'bravīd — spoke; vākyaṃ — speech, words; dharmayuktam — in accord with dharma; idaṃ — this; tadā — then

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.