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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.6
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
2.88.6
puṣyārkaketukābhāś ca ke cij jyotī rasaprabhāḥ
virājante 'calendrasya deśā dhātuvibhūṣitāḥ
And some gleam with the sheen of the Puṣya star, the sun, and crystal, some with the luster of light and quicksilver — the mineral-decked regions of this lord of mountains shine resplendent.
Words: puṣyārkaketukābhāś — with the sheen of the Puṣya star, the sun, and crystal; ca — and; ke cij — some; jyotī — light, luster; rasaprabhāḥ — shining like quicksilver; virājante — shine, gleam; 'calendrasya — of the lord of mountains; deśā — the regions; dhātuvibhūṣitāḥ — adorned with minerals
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.