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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.27

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 95: Rāma’s offerings for Daśaratha. Hearing of his death, Rāma collapses, then offers Mandākinī water and iṅgudī paste with jujube as his own forest fare

In the sequence: supported by Sumantra, he goes down to the Mandākinī and, facing south, offers water to his father

2.95.27

pragṛhya ca mahīpālo jalapūritam añjalim
diśaṃ yāmyām abhimukho rudan vacanam abravīt

And the ruler of the earth, taking up a cupped handful filled with water, facing the southern quarter, wept and spoke these words:

Words: pragṛhya — having taken up; ca — and; mahīpālo — the earth-protector; jalapūritam — filled with water; añjalim — a cupped handful; diśaṃ — the quarter; yāmyām — southern; abhimukho — facing; rudan — weeping; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke

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.