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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.22

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: a cooling breeze blows from the Malaya and Dardura mountains; flowers rain down, divine drums sound, apsarases dance, and gandharvas sing to the music of lutes

2.85.22

tato 'bhyavartanta ghanā divyāḥ kusumavṛṣṭayaḥ
devadundubhighoṣaś ca dikṣu sarvāsu śuśruve

Then divine clouds came forth in showers of flowers, and the sound of the gods' kettledrums was heard in all directions.

Words: tato — then; 'bhyavartanta — came forth; ghanā — clouds; divyāḥ — divine; kusumavṛṣṭayaḥ — showers of flowers; devadundubhighoṣaś ca — and the sound of divine kettledrums; dikṣu — in the directions; sarvāsu — all; śuśruve — was heard

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.