Rāmāyaṇacampū 2.77

2.77

Having thus spent that day there as if it were a hundred days, all of them entered the region of the Citrakūṭa forest at the direction of the sage.
Leaving the army behind there and searching for Rāma hither and thither along with Guha, Bharata eagerly approached Rāma's hermitage: [an abode] perceived from afar by the fragrance of smoke and a breeze bearing the scent of sacrificial offerings; where the herds of deer were motionless; where sacrificial flowers were scattered by the invisible forest deities; whose vicinity was suited to hearing the twang of Lakṣmaṇa's bow acting as an exorcising mantra for all flesh-eating piśācas; whose ground was populated by families of hermits dwelling in newly fashioned leaf-huts; where bark garments and black buckskins hung from the branches of trees; where the altar at the base of the tree where the daughter of Janaka lived was continuously worshipped with showers of flowers plucked from the branches of celestial trees and variegated with fresh shoots, dropped from the sprout-like hands of hosts from the celestial king’s army; where swords, bows, and quivers were visible; where one portion was arranged with roots and fruits brought by Saumitri who was ever eager to attend to guests; which was marked by the lotus footprints of Janaka’s daughter who never left his side; and which mocked the beauty of Sāketa.
Then, on the forest grounds, he saw the illustrious one, the companion of Sītā—the abode of tranquility, unattainable by those who have not accrued merit, dark as a fresh rain-cloud, lotus-eyed, wearing bark garments, / bearing a coil of matted locks, his arms resembling the coils of the serpent king. 77