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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.21
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 84: Bharadvāja questions Bharata. Bharata leaves his army and weapons behind, denies seeking to eliminate his brothers and is invited to stay before continuing
In the sequence: Bharadvāja says he already knew Bharata's intention and asked so that his character would become evident → he identifies Citrakūṭa as Rāma's home but invites Bharata to rest before going there the next day.
2.84.21
asau vasati te bhrātā citrakūṭe mahāgirau
śvas tu gantāsi taṃ deśaṃ vasādya saha mantribhiḥ
etaṃ me kuru suprājña kāmaṃ kāmārthakovida
That brother of yours dwells on the great mountain Citrakūṭa; you will go to that place tomorrow — stay here today with your ministers. Grant me this wish, O wise one, skilled in matters of desire and gain.”
Words: asau — that; vasati — dwells; te — your; bhrātā — brother; citrakūṭe — on Citrakūṭa; mahāgirau — on the great mountain; śvas — tomorrow; tu — but; gantāsi — you will go; taṃ — that; deśaṃ — region, place; vasādya — stay today; saha — together with; mantribhiḥ — the ministers; etaṃ — this; me — for me; kuru — do, grant; suprājña — O very wise one; kāmaṃ — wish; kāmārthakovida — O you skilled in desire and gain
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.