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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.11

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 1: Daṇḍaka’s tapasvins seek protection. They welcome Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa and claim the King’s protection as subjects who have renounced force

In the sequence: the munis welcome him and Sītā with blessings and gaze in wonder at all three travelers

3.1.11

te taṃ somam ivodyantaṃ dṛṣṭvā vai dharmacāriṇaḥ
maṅgalāni prayuñjānāḥ pratyagṛhṇan dṛḍhavratāḥ

Seeing him like the rising moon, those righteous men of firm vows, pronouncing auspicious blessings, welcomed him.

Words: te — those; taṃ — him; somam — the moon; ivodyantaṃ — like the rising; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; vai — indeed; dharmacāriṇaḥ — righteous, practisers of dharma; maṅgalāni — auspicious blessings; prayuñjānāḥ — pronouncing, employing; pratyagṛhṇan — welcomed, received; dṛḍhavratāḥ — of firm vows

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.