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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.11

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: Bharadvāja enters the fire hall, sips water and wipes his mouth, and summons Viśvakarman, the divine architect, and Tvaṣṭṛ to make the arrangements

2.85.11

āhvaye viśvakarmāṇam ahaṃ tvaṣṭāram eva ca
ātithyaṃ kartum icchāmi tatra me saṃvidhīyatām

“I summon Viśvakarman and Tvaṣṭṛ as well; I wish to perform hospitality — let arrangements for it be made for me.

Words: āhvaye — I summon; viśvakarmāṇam — Viśvakarman; ahaṃ — I; tvaṣṭāram — Tvaṣṭṛ; eva ca — as well; ātithyaṃ — hospitality; kartum — to make; icchāmi — I wish; tatra — for that, therein; me — for me; saṃvidhīyatām — let it be arranged

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.