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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 82: Bharata examines the grass bed. Traces of Sītā’s gold and silk reveal where she slept, he vows to adopt forest life and offer himself in Rāma’s place

In the sequence: Bharata examines the flattened grass and contrasts it with Rāma's former bedding and palace life

2.82.6

puṣpasaṃcayacitreṣu candanāgarugandhiṣu
pāṇḍurābhraprakāśeṣu śukasaṃgharuteṣu ca

variegated with masses of flowers, fragrant with sandal and aloe, gleaming white as clouds, and resounding with flocks of parrots,

Words: puṣpasaṃcayacitreṣu — variegated with masses of flowers; candanāgarugandhiṣu — fragrant with sandal and aloe; pāṇḍurābhraprakāśeṣu — gleaming white like clouds; śukasaṃgharuteṣu — resounding with the cries of flocks of parrots; ca — and

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.