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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.16
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 says he could live there happily for years with her and Lakṣmaṇa → forest life also allows him to fulfill his father's command and leave Bharata the Kingdom → he asks whether she too is finding contentment there
2.88.16
bahupuṣpaphale ramye nānādvijagaṇāyute
vicitraśikhare hy asmin ratavān asmi bhāmini
On this mountain, rich in flowers and fruit, lovely, teeming with flocks of various birds, with its wondrous peaks, I have found delight, O lovely lady.
Words: bahupuṣpaphale — rich in flowers and fruit; ramye — lovely; nānādvijagaṇāyute — teeming with flocks of various birds; vicitraśikhare — with wondrous peaks; hy asmin — indeed on this; ratavān asmi — I am delighted; bhāmini — O lovely lady
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.