Rāmāyaṇacampū 2.52
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2.52
Immediately after, Rāma, having turned back Sumantra with soothing words, mounted the boat brought by Guha along with Maithilī, who was offering prayers.
Having prevented even the king of hunters from following, he swiftly crossed the river of the gods, set foot in the land named Vatsa which was full of crops, and having slain four deer as one skilled in hitting a mark, passed the night somewhere at the foot of a large tree.
On the next day, traveling by a forest path, they reached Bharadvāja's hermitage at Prayāga, where the smoke of the burnt offerings spread in dense layers; having bowed to that great sage whose joy was immense, and following the path pointed out by him, they crossed the inundation of the Yamunā by a raft of reeds and reached Mount Citrakūṭa, which was wondrous through the conduct of all beings whose enmity had been pacified by the presence of people steeped in tranquility.
In the regions of Citrakūṭa, enchanting with leaf-huts fashioned by his younger brother and adorned by the fifth note vibrating from the throats of impassioned cuckoos, / Rāma, tasting the happiness of Ayodhyā because of the company of Janaka's daughter, took delight for a long time.