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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.6

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: Guha recounts what happened when Rāma stayed at the river: he offered Lakṣmaṇa a bed and assured him that his men could guard the camp

2.80.6

asya prasādād āśaṃse loke 'smin sumahad yaśaḥ
dharmāvāptiṃ ca vipulām arthāvāptiṃ ca kevalām

‘By his grace I hope for very great fame in this world, and abundant attainment of dharma, and unqualified attainment of wealth.’

Words: asya — his; prasādād — by the grace; āśaṃse — I hope for; loke 'smin — in this world; sumahad — very great; yaśaḥ — fame; dharmāvāptiṃ — attainment of dharma; ca — and; vipulām — abundant; arthāvāptiṃ — attainment of wealth; ca — and; kevalām — entire, unqualified

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.