Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 85: Bharadvāja’s divine feast · 2.85.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 85: Bharadvāja’s divine feast. Invoked devatās provide the army with food, drink and comforts, Bharata honours Rāma’s throne and sits as a minister

In the sequence: Bharata says the pādya, arghya and ātithya already offered is enough, but Bharadvāja wishes to prepare a feast for the entire army

2.85.1

kṛtabuddhiṃ nivāsāya tathaiva sa munis tadā
bharataṃ kaikayī putram ātithyena nyamantrayat

When Bharata, son of Kaikeyī, had made up his mind to stay, the sage then invited him with hospitality.

Words: kṛtabuddhiṃ — who had made up his mind; nivāsāya — to stay, for lodging; tathaiva — just so, likewise; sa — that; munis — sage; tadā — then; bharataṃ — Bharata; kaikayī putram — son of Kaikeyī; ātithyena — with hospitality; nyamantrayat — invited

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.