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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.24

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

2.85.24

sa śabdo dyāṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca prāṇināṃ śravaṇāni ca
viveśoccāritaḥ ślakṣṇaḥ samo layaguṇānvitaḥ

That sound, uttered smoothly, even and endowed with the quality of rhythm, entered the heaven, the earth, and the ears of living beings.

Words: sa — that; śabdo — sound; dyāṃ ca — and the heaven; bhūmiṃ ca — and the earth; prāṇināṃ — of living beings; śravaṇāni ca — and the ears; viveśoccāritaḥ — entered, being uttered; ślakṣṇaḥ — smooth; samo — even; layaguṇānvitaḥ — endowed with the quality of rhythm

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.