Chapter 125 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 125

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 125.1

अयोध्यां तु समालोक्य चिन्तयामास राघवः। प्रियकामः प्रियं रामस्ततस्त्वरितविक्रमः॥

ayodhyāṃ tu samālokya cintayāmāsa rāghavaḥ| priyakāmaḥ priyaṃ rāmastatastvaritavikramaḥ||

English Meaning

Thereupon beholding Ayodhyā, Råma, the descendant of Raghu, of light movements and desirous of affording delight to others, thought of welcoming (them).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)