Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 11
भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः
Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa
स प्रविश्य महात्मानमृषिं शिष्यगणैर्वृतम्।संशितव्रतमेकाग्रं तपसा लब्धचक्षुषम्।।।।हुताग्निहोत्रं दृष्ट्वैव महाभागं कृताञ्जलिः।रामः सौमित्रिणा सार्धं सीतया चाभ्यवादयत्।।।।
sa praviśya mahātmānam ṛṣiṁ śiṣyagaṇair vṛtam |
saṁśitavratam ekāgraṁ tapasā labdhacakṣuṣam ||
hutāgnihotraṁ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ |
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṁ sītayā cābhyavādayat ||
Entering the hermitage, Rama saw the great-souled sage, surrounded by his disciples—firm in vows, single-minded, and endowed with inner vision gained through austerity. Seeing him, who maintained the sacred fires and was truly eminent, Rama—hands joined—paid homage, together with Lakshmana and Sita.
Rama entered the hermitage and saw that highsouled Bharadwaja surrounded by his disciples. He was a distinguished sage who (himself) kindled sacrficial fires and acquired spiritual insight by practising rigid austerities with concentration of mind and ascetic powers. Rama, Lakshmana and Sita paid their obeisance to that great sage.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as reverence for spiritual authority and disciplined life: Rama honors the sage devoted to vows, austerity, and sacred rites, acknowledging the moral and spiritual order upheld by such ascetics.
Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita arrive at Bharadvaja’s hermitage and formally offer salutations upon seeing him and his sacred observances.
Humility and respect—Rama’s courteous conduct (maryādā) toward a venerable sage, even while he himself is a prince in hardship.