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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.53.30

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 53: Rāvaṇa’s offer to Sītā. He displays his palace, promises wealth and authority over his wives, claims rescue is impossible and bows at her feet

In the sequence: he offers royal installation, divine ornaments, and travel with him in Puṣpaka

3.53.30

tatra sīte mayā sārdhaṃ viharasva yathāsukham
vadanaṃ padmasaṃkāśaṃ vimalaṃ cārudarśanam

There, Sītā, disport with me at your pleasure. Your face, resembling a lotus, spotless and lovely to behold,

Words: tatra — there; sīte — O Sītā; mayā — with me; sārdhaṃ — together; viharasva — disport, roam; yathāsukham — at your pleasure; vadanaṃ — face; padmasaṃkāśaṃ — resembling a lotus; vimalaṃ — spotless; cārudarśanam — lovely to behold

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.