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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.92.8

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 92: Bharata searches for Rāma’s hut. Search parties enter the forest, smoke guides Bharata forward and he keeps the larger company back while approaching with Guha

In the sequence: he praises Sītā's loyalty and the good fortune of the place where Rāma lives

2.92.8

kṛtakṛtyā mahābhāgā vaidehī janakātmajā
bhartāraṃ sāgarāntāyāḥ pṛthivyā yānugacchati

The illustrious Vaidehī, daughter of Janaka, has fulfilled her purpose, in that she follows her husband, the lord of the sea-girt earth.

Words: kṛtakṛtyā — one who has fulfilled her purpose; mahābhāgā — the illustrious; vaidehī — Vaidehī; janakātmajā — daughter of Janaka; bhartāraṃ — her husband; sāgarāntāyāḥ — of (the earth) bounded by the ocean; pṛthivyā — of the earth; yānugacchati — who follows

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.