Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 17: Śūrpaṇakhā Meets Rāma
Text 3.17.3
उवास सुखितस्तत्र पूज्यमानो महर्षिभिः।
लक्ष्मणेन सह भ्रात्रा चकार विविधाः कथाः॥
uvāsa sukhitas tatra pūjyamāno maha-rṣibhiḥ
lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā cakāra vividhāḥ kathāḥ
uvāsa = resided; sukhitaḥ = He happily; tatra = there; pūjyamānaḥ = honored; mahā-ṛṣibhiḥ = by great sages; lakṣmaṇena = Lakṣmaṇa; saha = with; bhrātrā = His brother; cakāra vividhāḥ kathāḥ = talking about various incidents described in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas.
Honored by great sages, He happily resided there with His brother Lakṣmaṇa, talking about various incidents described in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas.