Araṇya Kāṇḍa 71: Rāma enters Pampā’s waters · 3.71.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Rāma enters Pampā’s waters. The sacred rites renew his hope, the lake revives his longing for Sītā and he resolves to seek Sugrīva

In the sequence: After Śabarī's ascent, Rāma reflects on the wonders of the hermitage with Lakṣmaṇa

3.71.1

divaṃ tu tasyāṃ yātāyāṃ śabaryāṃ svena karmaṇā
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā cintayām āsa rāghavaḥ

When Śabarī had gone to heaven by her own deed, Rāghava, together with his brother Lakṣmaṇa, fell to pondering.

Words: divaṃ — to heaven; tu — and; tasyāṃ — she (loc.); yātāyāṃ — having gone (loc. abs.); śabaryāṃ — Śabarī (loc.); svena — by her own; karmaṇā — deed, action; lakṣmaṇena — with Lakṣmaṇa; saha — together; bhrātrā — brother; cintayām āsa — pondered, reflected; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.