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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.23
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: the account identifies Ṛṣyamūka on the bank as Sugrīva's home → Rāma again urges Lakṣmaṇa toward Sugrīva as they reach the lakeside, bringing this Kāṇḍa to its close before the meeting itself.
3.71.23
asyās tīre tu pūrvoktaḥ parvato dhātumaṇḍitaḥ
ṛśyamūka iti khyātaś citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ
On its bank stands the aforementioned mountain, adorned with minerals, renowned as Ṛśyamūka, its groves in brilliant blossom.
Words: asyās — of it; tīre — on the bank; tu — and; pūrvoktaḥ — aforementioned; parvato — mountain; dhātumaṇḍitaḥ — adorned with minerals; ṛśyamūka — Ṛśyamūka; iti — thus; khyātaś — renowned, known; citrapuṣpitakānanaḥ — its groves in brilliant blossom
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.