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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.89.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 89: Rāma invites Sītā into the Mandākinī. He urges her to bathe and regard the mountain as Ayodhyā, the river as Sarayū and its animals as citizens

In the sequence: Descending from the mountain, Rāma shows Sītā the river, its waterbirds, flowers, and tree-lined banks

2.89.3

vicitrapulināṃ ramyāṃ haṃsasārasasevitām
kusumair upasaṃpannāṃ paśya mandākinīṃ nadīm

“Behold the river Mandākinī, with its lovely, wondrous sandbanks, frequented by swans and cranes, and rich with flowers,

Words: vicitrapulināṃ — with wondrous sandbanks; ramyāṃ — lovely; haṃsasārasasevitām — frequented by swans and cranes; kusumair — with flowers; upasaṃpannāṃ — endowed, furnished; paśya — behold; mandākinīṃ nadīm — the river Mandākinī

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.