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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.33

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.

2.48.33

śarvarīṃ bhavanann adya satyaśīla tavāśrame
uṣitāḥ smeha vasatim anujānātu no bhavān

“O you of truthful conduct, having spent the night today in your āśrama, we have lodged here; let your Honour give us leave.”

Words: śarvarīṃ — the night; bhavanann — dwelling, staying; adya — today; satyaśīla — O you of truthful conduct; tavāśrame — in your āśrama; uṣitāḥ — having dwelt, stayed; smeha — we (are) here; vasatim — the lodging, stay; anujānātu — let (him) give leave, permit; no — us; bhavān — your Honour

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.