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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.6

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: he proposes continuing to Pampā and seeking Sugrīva on nearby Ṛṣyamūka, because the search for Sītā depends on that friendship → Lakṣmaṇa is equally eager to go

3.71.6

hṛdaye hi naravyāghra śubham āvirbhaviṣyati
tad āgaccha gamiṣyāvaḥ pampāṃ tāṃ priyadarśanām

For, O tiger among men, good will show itself in my heart; so come, let us two go to that Pampā, lovely to behold.

Words: hṛdaye — in the heart; hi — for, indeed; naravyāghra — O tiger among men; śubham — good, the auspicious; āvirbhaviṣyati — will manifest, appear; tad — so, then; āgaccha — come; gamiṣyāvaḥ — we two will go; pampāṃ — Pampā; tāṃ — that; priyadarśanām — lovely to behold

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.