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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.69.14

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

3.69.14

sāyāhne vicaran rāma viṭapī mālyadhāriṇaḥ
śītodakaṃ ca pampāyāṃ dṛṣṭvā śokaṃ vihāsyasi

Wandering at evening, O Rāma, and seeing the garland-bearing trees and the cool water at Pampā, you will cast off your grief.

Words: sāyāhne — in the evening; vicaran — wandering; rāma — Rāma; viṭapī — trees (bearing branches); mālyadhāriṇaḥ — garland-bearing; śītodakaṃ — cool water; ca — and; pampāyāṃ — at Pampā; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; śokaṃ — grief; vihāsyasi — you will cast off, abandon

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.