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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.26

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 shows her the varied rocks, luminous plants, and places of beauty and recreation → he looks forward to completing his vow in this setting.

2.88.26

vasvaukasārāṃ nalinīm atyetīvottarān kurūn
parvataś citrakūṭo 'sau bahumūlaphalodakaḥ

This Mount Citrakūṭa, rich in roots, fruit, and water, surpasses, as it were, Vasvaukasārā, the pool Nalinī, and the northern Kurus.

Words: vasvaukasārāṃ — Vasvaukasārā (Kubera's city); nalinīm — Nalinī (a celestial lotus-pool); atyetīvottarān — surpasses, as it were, the northern; kurūn — the Kurus (Uttarakurus); parvataś — the mountain; citrakūṭo — Citrakūṭa; 'sau — this; bahumūlaphalodakaḥ — rich in many roots, fruits and water

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.