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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.13

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: Bharadvāja directs him toward Citrakūṭa, two and a half yojanas away, and identifies the Mandākinī and the nearby leaf hut as landmarks

2.86.13

dakṣiṇenaiva mārgeṇa savyadakṣiṇam eva ca
gajavājirathākīrṇāṃ vāhinīṃ vāhinīpate
vāhayasva mahābhāga tato drakṣyasi rāghavam

By the southern road, keeping it to your right, O lord of the army, lead your host thronged with elephants, horses and chariots, O illustrious one; then you shall behold Rāghava.

Words: dakṣiṇenaiva — by the southern; mārgeṇa — road; savyadakṣiṇam eva ca — keeping it to the right; gajavājirathākīrṇāṃ — thronged with elephants, horses and chariots; vāhinīṃ — the host, army; vāhinīpate — O lord of the army; vāhayasva — drive, lead; mahābhāga — O illustrious one; tato — then; drakṣyasi — you will see; rāghavam — Rāghava (Rāma)

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.