Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 50: King Janaka Meets Viśvāmitra
Text 1.50.5
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः।
निवेशमकरोद्देशे विविक्ते सलिलायुते॥
rāmasya vacanaṁ śrutvā viśvāmitro mahā-muniḥ
niveśam akarod deśe vivikte salilāyute
rāmasya = Rāma’s; vacanam = words; śrutvā = upon hearing; viśvāmitraḥ = Viśvāmitra; mahā-muniḥ = the great sage; niveśam = a place to reside in; akarot = selected; deśe =spot; vivikte = at a secluded; salila-āyute = with facilities for water.
Upon hearing Rāma’s words, the great sage Viśvāmitra selected a place to reside in at a secluded spot with facilities for water.
1 The verse would then mean, “Upon hearing Rāma’s words, the great sage Viśvāmitra selected a place to reside in at a pure spot with facilities for water.”
Vivikte can also mean “pure”: viviktau pūta-vijanau (Amara).1