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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 87: Bharata locates Citrakūṭa. The marching army disturbs the forest, scouts report smoke and Bharata halts the main force to approach the dwelling

In the sequence: believing they have reached the tapasvins' region, he sends men to look for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

2.87.18

atimātram ayaṃ deśo manojñaḥ pratibhāti mā
tāpasānāṃ nivāso 'yaṃ vyaktaṃ svargapatho yathā

This region appears to me exceedingly delightful; this is surely the abode of ascetics, like the very path to heaven.

Words: atimātram — exceedingly, beyond measure; ayaṃ — this; deśo — region; manojñaḥ — charming, pleasing; pratibhāti — appears; mā — to me; tāpasānāṃ — of the ascetics; nivāso — the dwelling; 'yaṃ — this; vyaktaṃ — clearly, evidently; svargapatho — the path to heaven; yathā — like, as

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.