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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.96.27

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.

2.96.27

upopaviṣṭas tu tadā sa vīryavāṃs tapasviveṣeṇa samīkṣya rāghavam
śriyā jvalantaṃ bharataḥ kṛtāñjalir yathā mahendraḥ prayataḥ prajāpatim
śriyā jvalantaṃ bharataḥ kṛtāñjalir
yathā mahendraḥ prayataḥ prajāpatim

Then the valiant Bharata, having sat down and gazed upon Rāghava—who blazed with majesty even in ascetic's garb—saluted him with joined palms, as reverent Indra salutes Prajāpati.

Words: upopaviṣṭas — having sat down near; tu — and; tadā — then; sa — he; vīryavāṃs — valiant; tapasviveṣeṇa — in ascetic's garb; samīkṣya — having gazed upon; rāghavam — Rāghava; śriyā — with majesty, splendor; jvalantaṃ — blazing; bharataḥ — Bharata; kṛtāñjalir — with joined palms; yathā — as; mahendraḥ — great Indra; prayataḥ — reverent, devout; prajāpatim — Prajāpati

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.