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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.16

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: he says his austerities and affection for Daśaratha have made him aware of Rāma's circumstances and wish to remain nearby

3.12.16

hṛdayasthaś ca te chando vijñātas tapasā mayā
iha vāsaṃ pratijñāya mayā saha tapovane

And the wish that is in your heart I have discerned through my austerity, when you promised residence here with me in the penance-grove.

Words: hṛdayasthaś — dwelling in the heart; ca — and; te — your; chando — the wish, inclination; vijñātas — discerned, understood; tapasā — through austerity; mayā — by me; iha — here; vāsaṃ — residence, dwelling; pratijñāya — having promised; mayā saha — together with me; tapovane — in the penance-grove

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.