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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.14

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: he points out its brightly colored mineral peaks, birds, animals, flowering and fruit-bearing trees, waterfalls, and fragrant breezes

2.88.14

guhāsamīraṇo gandhān nānāpuṣpabhavān vahan
ghrāṇatarpaṇam abhyetya kaṃ naraṃ na praharṣayet

The breeze from the caves, bearing fragrances born of many kinds of flowers, coming to gratify the nose — what man would it not delight?

Words: guhāsamīraṇo — the breeze from the caves; gandhān — the fragrances; nānāpuṣpabhavān — born of various flowers; vahan — bearing, carrying; ghrāṇatarpaṇam — gratifying the sense of smell; abhyetya — having approached, come; kaṃ naraṃ — what man; na praharṣayet — would it not delight

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.