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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.96.25

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 96: The mothers reach Rāma’s hut. Kausalyā grieves over Daśaratha’s humble offering, the mothers greet Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa & Sītā and the assembly gathers

In the sequence: Rāma honors Vasiṣṭha, and the family, ministers, and elders sit together → everyone waits to hear Bharata's appeal.

2.96.25

purohitasyāgnisamasya tasya vai bṛhaspater indra ivāmarādhipaḥ
pragṛhya pādau susamṛddhatejasaḥ sahaiva tenopaviveśa rāghavaḥ
pragṛhya pādau susamṛddhatejasaḥ
sahaiva tenopaviveśa rāghavaḥ

Clasping the feet of that family priest, equal to fire and of abundant splendor—as the lord of the immortals clasps the feet of Bṛhaspati—Rāghava sat down together with him.

Words: purohitasyāgnisamasya — of the family priest equal to fire; tasya — of that; vai — indeed; bṛhaspater — of Bṛhaspati; indra — Indra; ivāmarādhipaḥ — like the lord of the immortals; pragṛhya — having clasped; pādau — the two feet; susamṛddhatejasaḥ — of abundant splendor; sahaiva — together with; tenopaviveśa — sat down with him; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava

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.