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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.31

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: buildings, elephant and horse stables, mansions, archways, and a white palace appear, furnished with beds, seats, food, clothing, and clean vessels

2.85.31

caturasram asaṃbādhaṃ śayanāsanayānavat
divyaiḥ sarvarasair yuktaṃ divyabhojanavastravat

square, spacious, provided with beds, seats and conveyances, furnished with all divine flavours, and with divine food and garments,

Words: caturasram — square; asaṃbādhaṃ — spacious, unobstructed; śayanāsanayānavat — having beds, seats and vehicles; divyaiḥ — with divine; sarvarasair — all flavours; yuktaṃ — provided; divyabhojanavastravat — having divine food and garments

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.