Araṇya Kāṇḍa 12: Agastya’s directions · 3.12.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Agastya’s directions. Rāma asks for a wooded home near water, Agastya recommends food-rich Pañcavaṭī beside the Godāvarī and describes the route

In the sequence: Agastya expresses pleasure at their visit and recognizes the fatigue of the journey, especially Sītā's

3.12.1

rāma prīto 'smi bhadraṃ te parituṣṭo 'smi lakṣmaṇa
abhivādayituṃ yan māṃ prāptau sthaḥ saha sītayā

“Rāma, I am pleased — blessings on you — and I am well satisfied, Lakṣmaṇa, in that you two have come with Sītā to salute me.

Words: rāma — O Rāma; prīto — pleased; 'smi — I am; bhadraṃ te — blessings on you (lit. good to you); parituṣṭo — well satisfied; 'smi — I am; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; abhivādayituṃ — to salute; yan — in that, because; māṃ — me; prāptau — the two come, arrived; sthaḥ — you two are; saha sītayā — together with Sītā

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.