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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.17

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

2.88.17

anena vanavāsena mayā prāptaṃ phaladvayam
pituś cānṛṇatā dharme bharatasya priyaṃ tathā

By this dwelling in the forest a twofold fruit has been won by me: freedom from debt to my father in dharma, and likewise the pleasing of Bharata.

Words: anena — by this; vanavāsena — by the forest-dwelling; mayā — by me; prāptaṃ — obtained, won; phaladvayam — a twofold fruit; pituś — to the father; cānṛṇatā — and freedom from debt; dharme — in respect of dharma; bharatasya — of Bharata; priyaṃ — the pleasing, gratification; tathā — likewise

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.