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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.21

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 explains that the site is too close to settlements: visitors will come to see him and Sītā → he asks for a more secluded place where they can live peacefully

2.48.21

evam uktas tu vacanaṃ bharadvājena rāghavaḥ
pratyuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmaḥ sarvahite rataḥ

Thus addressed by Bharadvāja with that speech, the Rāghava Rāma, devoted to the good of all, replied with an auspicious word:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed, spoken to; tu — but, and; vacanaṃ — with the speech; bharadvājena — by Bharadvāja; rāghavaḥ — the Rāghava; pratyuvāca — replied; śubhaṃ — auspicious; vākyaṃ — speech, words; rāmaḥ — Rāma; sarvahite — in the good of all; rataḥ — devoted, delighting

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.