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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.27

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.

2.88.27

imaṃ tu kālaṃ vanite vijahrivāṃs tvayā ca sīte saha lakṣmaṇena ca
ratiṃ prapatsye kuladharmavardhinīṃ satāṃ pathi svair niyamaiḥ paraiḥ sthitaḥ

Passing this time here, O woman, O Sītā, with you and with Lakṣmaṇa, and abiding by my own highest vows on the path of the good, I shall attain a joy that augments the dharma of my lineage.

Words: imaṃ tu kālaṃ — this time; vanite — O woman; vijahrivāṃs — having spent, passed (the time); tvayā ca — and with you; sīte — O Sītā; saha — together with; lakṣmaṇena ca — and with Lakṣmaṇa; ratiṃ — a joy, delight; prapatsye — I shall attain; kuladharmavardhinīṃ — that augments the dharma of the lineage; satāṃ pathi — on the path of the good; svair — by my own; niyamaiḥ — by (my) vows, restraints; paraiḥ — highest, supreme; sthitaḥ — standing, abiding

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.