Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 26
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
प्रववुश्चोत्तमा वाता ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः।जगुश्च देवगन्धर्वा वीणाः प्रमुमुचुस्स्वरान्।।।।
pravavuś cottamā vātā nanṛtuś cāpsarogaṇāḥ | jaguś ca devagandharvā vīṇāḥ pramumucuḥ svarān ||
উত্তম বতাহ ববলৈ ধৰিলে; অপ্সৰাগণ নৃত্য কৰিলে; দেৱগন্ধৰ্বসকলে গীত গালে; আৰু বীণাবোৰে মধুৰ স্বৰ মুকলি কৰিলে।
Gentle breeze began to blow. Troops of apsaras danced. Gandharvas and gods sang and the lyres rang.
FAQs
Honoring worthy guests is a sacred act: dharmic hospitality is depicted as so significant that it becomes a celebration involving divine arts—music, dance, and auspiciousness.
The invoked celestial performers arrive and begin their arts, transforming the hermitage setting into a divine welcome for Bharata’s visit.
Respectful service (sevā-bhāva): the scene underscores service rendered joyfully and beautifully in the course of righteous duty.