Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa · 2.86.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: The next morning Bharata thanks Bharadvāja, saying that even the servants have been fully cared for

2.86.1

tatas tāṃ rajanīm uṣya bharataḥ saparicchadaḥ
kṛtātithyo bharadvājaṃ kāmād abhijagāma ha

Then, having passed that night, Bharata with his retinue, his hospitality accomplished, went eagerly to Bharadvāja.

Words: tatas — then; tāṃ — that; rajanīm — night; uṣya — having passed, dwelt; bharataḥ — Bharata; saparicchadaḥ — with his retinue; kṛtātithyo — whose hospitality was accomplished; bharadvājaṃ — to Bharadvāja; kāmād — eagerly, out of desire; abhijagāma — went to, approached; ha — indeed

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.