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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.30

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 recommends Citrakūṭa, ten krośas away, with abundant food, animals, and places frequented by maharṣis → they spend the night as his guests, and at dawn he sends them toward the mountain.

2.48.30

sa rāmaṃ sarvakāmais taṃ bharadvājaḥ priyātithim
sabhāryaṃ saha ca bhrātrā pratijagrāha dharmavit

That Bharadvāja, knower of dharma, received Rāma, his welcome guest, with all objects of desire, together with his wife and his brother.

Words: sa — he; rāmaṃ — Rāma; sarvakāmais — with all desirable things; taṃ — that, him; bharadvājaḥ — Bharadvāja; priyātithim — the welcome guest; sabhāryaṃ — together with his wife; saha — together with; ca — and; bhrātrā — with (his) brother; pratijagrāha — received, welcomed; dharmavit — knower of dharma

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.