Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 94: Rāma Describes the Excellence of Citrakūṭa to Sītā
Text 2.94.26
वस्वौकसारां नलिनीमत्येतीवोत्तरान्कुरून्।
पर्वतश्चित्रकूटोऽसौ बहुमूलफलोदकः॥
vasvaukasārāṁ nalinīm atyetīvottarān kurūn
parvataś citrakūṭo ’sau bahu-mūla-phalodakaḥ
vasvaukasārām = Vasvaukasārā; nalinīm = Nalinī; atyeti iva = seems to surpass; uttarān kurūn = and Uttara Kuru-varṣa; parvataḥ = mountain; citrakūṭaḥ = Citrakūṭa; asau = this; bahu-mūla-phala-udakaḥ = with an abundance of roots, fruits and water.
With an abundance of roots, fruits and water, this mountain Citrakūṭa seems to surpass Vasvaukasārā, Nalinī and Uttara Kuru-varṣa.
Vasvaukasārā is Kuvera’s capital: purī vasvaukasārā syād vimānaṁ puṣpako ’striyām (Yādava). Atyetīva (“seems to surpass”) indicates that [Citrakūṭa] seemed to surpass [Vasvaukasārā, Nalinī and Uttara Kuru-varṣa] in terms of its loveliness.