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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.22

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 14: Lakṣmaṇa builds the Pañcavaṭī hut. He bathes in the Godāvarī and performs puṣpabali and śānti, Rāma embraces him and recalls Daśaratha’s care

In the sequence: he bathes in the Godāvarī, gathers lotuses, returns, and performs puṣpabali (flower offering) and śānti (pacification rite) himself before showing the hut to Rāma

3.14.22

sa gatvā lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmān nadīṃ godāvarīṃ tadā
snātvā padmāni cādāya saphalaḥ punar āgataḥ

Then the illustrious Lakṣmaṇa, having gone to the Godāvarī river and bathed, and having gathered lotuses, came back again, his errand accomplished.

Words: sa — he; gatvā — having gone; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; śrīmān — the illustrious one; nadīṃ — river; godāvarīṃ — the Godāvarī; tadā — then; snātvā — having bathed; padmāni — lotuses; cādāya — and having gathered; saphalaḥ — with fruit, successful; punar — again; āgataḥ — came, returned

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.