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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.45

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: divine garlands appear at the maharṣi's command

2.85.45

yāni mālyāni deveṣu yāni caitrarathe vane
prayāge tāny adṛśyanta bharadvājasya śāsanāt

Whatever garlands there are among the gods and in the Caitraratha grove, those appeared at Prayāga by the command of Bharadvāja.

Words: yāni — which; mālyāni — garlands; deveṣu — among the gods; yāni — which; caitrarathe — in the Caitraratha (grove); vane — forest; prayāge — at Prayāga; tāny — those; adṛśyanta — appeared; bharadvājasya — of Bharadvāja; śāsanāt — by the command

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.