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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.15

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: they receive Rāma in a leaf hut and bring water, roots, flowers, and fruit

3.1.15

tato rāmasya satkṛtya vidhinā pāvakopamāḥ
ājahrus te mahābhāgāḥ salilaṃ dharmacāriṇaḥ

Then those illustrious, righteous men, radiant as fire, having duly honoured Rāma, brought him water.

Words: tato — then; rāmasya — for Rāma; satkṛtya — having honoured; vidhinā — according to rule; pāvakopamāḥ — radiant as fire; ājahrus — brought, offered; te — those; mahābhāgāḥ — the illustrious ones; salilaṃ — water; dharmacāriṇaḥ — righteous ones

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.