Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 88: Rāma shows Sītā Citrakūṭa · 2.88.2 →
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.1
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 88: Rāma shows Sītā Citrakūṭa. Mineral-coloured peaks, fruit trees and waterfalls relieve his grief, forest life fulfils his father’s command while Bharata rules
In the sequence: Before describing the encounter, the narrative returns to Rāma's life at Citrakūṭa → he tells Sītā that the mountain's beauty relieves his grief over the Kingdom and their absent friends
2.88.1
dīrghakāloṣitas tasmin girau girivanapriyaḥ
videhyāḥ priyamākāṅkṣan svaṃ ca cittaṃ vilobhayan
Having dwelt a long while on that mountain, fond of mountains and forests, wishing to please Vaidehī and to gladden his own heart,
Words: dīrghakāloṣitas — having dwelt a long time; tasmin — on that; girau — mountain; girivanapriyaḥ — fond of mountains and forests; videhyāḥ — of Vaidehī (Sītā); priyamākāṅkṣan — wishing (her) pleasure; svaṃ ca cittaṃ — and his own heart; vilobhayan — gladdening, enticing
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.