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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.41

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: women sent by Brahmā and Kubera arrive, along with apsarases from Nandana; gandharvas including Nārada and Tumburu sing, and apsarases dance before Bharata

2.85.41

suvarṇamaṇimuktena pravālena ca śobhitāḥ
āgur viṃśatisāhasrāḥ kuberaprahitāḥ striyaḥ

Twenty thousand women, sent by Kubera, adorned with gold, gems, pearls and coral, arrived.

Words: suvarṇamaṇimuktena — with gold, gems and pearls; pravālena ca — and with coral; śobhitāḥ — adorned; āgur — came; viṃśatisāhasrāḥ — twenty thousand; kuberaprahitāḥ — sent by Kubera; striyaḥ — women

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.