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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.20

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

2.48.20

avakāśo vivikto 'yaṃ mahānadyoḥ samāgame
puṇyaś ca ramaṇīyaś ca vasatv iha bhagān sukham

“This is a secluded open spot at the meeting of the great rivers, holy and delightful; let your Honour dwell here in comfort.”

Words: avakāśo — open spot, space; vivikto — secluded; 'yaṃ — this; mahānadyoḥ — of the great rivers; samāgame — at the meeting, confluence; puṇyaś — holy; ca — and; ramaṇīyaś — delightful; ca — and; vasatv — let (him) dwell; iha — here; bhagān — your Honour (bhavān); sukham — comfortably, in ease

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.