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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.33

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: Bharata orders the army to prepare, and the expedition heads south, with the Queens eager to see Rāma.

2.86.33

atha yānapravekais tu kausalyāpramukhāḥ striyaḥ
rāmadarśanakāṅkṣiṇyaḥ prayayur muditās tadā

Then the women, headed by Kausalyā, longing to see Rāma, went forth joyfully in the finest vehicles.

Words: atha — then; yānapravekais tu — with the finest vehicles; kausalyāpramukhāḥ — headed by Kausalyā; striyaḥ — the women; rāmadarśanakāṅkṣiṇyaḥ — longing to see Rāma; prayayur — went forth; muditās — joyful; tadā — then

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.