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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.7.2

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 7: Departure from Sutīkṣṇa. Rāma obtains leave to visit other hermitages and promises to return, Sītā hands the brothers their weapons

In the sequence: At dawn Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa wake → Rāma and Sītā sip and rinse with cool, lotus-scented water → all three worship the fire and Suras

3.7.2

utthāya tu yathākālaṃ rāghavaḥ saha sītayā
upāspṛśat suśītena jalenotpalagandhinā

Rising at the proper time, Rāghava together with Sītā sipped and rinsed with cool water fragrant of lotuses.

Words: utthāya — having risen; tu — and; yathākālaṃ — at the proper time; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; saha — with; sītayā — Sītā; upāspṛśat — touched (ritually sipped) water; suśītena — with cool; jalenotpalagandhinā — with water fragrant of lotuses

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.