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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.22
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
2.48.22
bhagavann ita āsannaḥ paurajānapado janaḥ
āgamiṣyati vaidehīṃ māṃ cāpi prekṣako janaḥ
anena kāraṇenāham iha vāsaṃ na rocaye
“Revered one, from here the townsfolk and country-folk are near; people come as onlookers to see the Videhan lady and myself—for this reason I do not favour dwelling here.”
Words: bhagavann — O revered one; ita — from here; āsannaḥ — is near, close by; paurajānapado — of town and country; janaḥ — the folk, people; āgamiṣyati — will come; vaidehīṃ — the Videhan lady; māṃ — me; cāpi — and also; prekṣako — as onlooker, spectator; janaḥ — the folk, people; anena — by this; kāraṇenāham — for the reason, I; iha — here; vāsaṃ — dwelling, residence; na — not; rocaye — I favour, take pleasure in
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.