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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.13

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: Rāma enters the waters described as Mataṅga's Lake and Pampā's lotus pool

3.71.13

sa tām āsādya vai rāmo dūrād udakavāhinīm
mataṅgasarasaṃ nāma hradaṃ samavagāhata

Reaching from afar that water-bearing stream, Rāma plunged into the pool named Mataṅga's Lake.

Words: sa — he; tām — that; āsādya — having reached; vai — indeed; rāmo — Rāma; dūrād — from afar; udakavāhinīm — the water-bearing stream; mataṅgasarasaṃ — Mataṅga's lake; nāma — by name; hradaṃ — pool; samavagāhata — plunged into, bathed in

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.