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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.69.11
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Kabandha’s directions to Pampā. He describes food and cool water, Śabarī’s hermitage and unfading flowers, then Sugrīva’s refuge on Ṛṣyamūka
In the sequence: he tells the brothers that birds and fish will supply food, and describes Lakṣmaṇa preparing fish and bringing lotus-scented water for Rāma → the lakeside's animals, trees, and cool water will give relief from grief
3.69.11
bhṛśaṃ te khādato matsyān pampāyāḥ puṣpasaṃcaye
padmagandhi śivaṃ vāri sukhaśītam anāmayam
As you heartily eat the fish amid the heaped flowers of Pampā, (he will bring) water fragrant with lotus, auspicious, pleasantly cool and wholesome.
Words: bhṛśaṃ — heartily, exceedingly; te — of you, as you; khādato — eating; matsyān — fish; pampāyāḥ — of Pampā; puṣpasaṃcaye — amid the mass of flowers; padmagandhi — lotus-scented; śivaṃ — auspicious; vāri — water; sukhaśītam — pleasantly cool; anāmayam — wholesome, free of disease
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.