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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.1.8
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: Entering Daṇḍaka, Rāma sees a settlement of tapasvins: swept courtyards, fire sanctuaries, sacrificial implements, bark garments, antelope skins, stores of roots and fruit, flowering trees, and a lotus pond → Vedic recitation fills the settlement, where munis follow different disciplines
3.1.8
tad brahmabhavanaprakhyaṃ brahmaghoṣanināditam
brahmavidbhir mahābhāgair brāhmaṇair upaśobhitam
That hermitage, resembling the abode of Brahmā and resounding with the murmur of Vedic recitation, was graced by illustrious brahmins who knew the sacred lore.
Words: tad — that; brahmabhavanaprakhyaṃ — resembling the abode of Brahmā; brahmaghoṣanināditam — resounding with the murmur of Vedic recitation; brahmavidbhir — by knowers of the sacred lore; mahābhāgair — illustrious; brāhmaṇair — by brahmins; upaśobhitam — graced, adorned
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.