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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.16

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: he calls for Kubera's divine forest from the northern Kurus, with garments and ornaments among its marvels

2.85.16

vanaṃ kuruṣu yad divyaṃ vāso bhūṣaṇapatravat
divyanārīphalaṃ śaśvat tat kauberam ihaiva tu

That divine forest of Kubera among the Kurus, which has garments and ornaments for leaves and ever heavenly women for its fruit — let it be right here.

Words: vanaṃ — forest; kuruṣu — among the Kurus; yad — which; divyaṃ — divine; vāso bhūṣaṇapatravat — having garments and ornaments for leaves; divyanārīphalaṃ — having heavenly women for fruit; śaśvat — ever, perpetually; tat — that; kauberam — belonging to Kubera; ihaiva — right here; tu — indeed

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.