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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 80: Guha recounts Lakṣmaṇa’s vigil. Lakṣmaṇa refused sleep and feared for their parents, then crossed the Gaṅgā with Rāma & Sītā at dawn

In the sequence: he longed for all three travelers to return safely to Ayodhyā

2.80.21

ārāmodyānasaṃpūrṇāṃ samājotsavaśālinīm
sukhitā vicariṣyanti rājadhānīṃ pitur mama

full of pleasure-groves and gardens, graced with assemblies and festivals — through my father's royal capital they will happily wander (once more).’

Words: ārāmodyānasaṃpūrṇāṃ — full of pleasure-groves and gardens; samājotsavaśālinīm — graced with assemblies and festivals; sukhitā — happily, at ease; vicariṣyanti — will roam about; rājadhānīṃ — the royal capital; pitur mama — of my father

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.