Chapter 56 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 56.16

तान् महर्षिः प्रमुदितः पूजयामास धर्मवित्। आस्यतामिति चोवाच स्वागतं तं निवेद्य च॥

tān maharṣiḥ pramuditaḥ pūjayāmāsa dharmavit| āsyatāmiti covāca svāgataṃ taṃ nivedya ca||

English Meaning

Thereat the Maharși cognizant of morality said to them, "Be seated!” and addressed Rāma, saying, “Has your journey been a pleasant one?”

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)