Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 2
भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः
Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta
तं ऋषिः पुरुषव्याघ्रं प्राञ्जलिं प्रेक्ष्य चाऽगतम्।हुताग्निहोत्रो भरतं भरद्वाजोऽभ्यभाषत।।2.92.2।।
taṃ ṛṣiḥ puruṣa-vyāghraṃ prāñjaliṃ prekṣya cāgatam | huta-agnihotro bharataṃ bharadvājo 'bhyabhāṣata || 2.92.2 ||
করজোড়ে আগত নরশার্দূল ভরতকে দেখে, অগ্নিহোত্র সম্পন্ন করে ঋষি ভরদ্বাজ তাকে সম্বোধন করলেন।
Seeing Bharata, the best among men, who stood with folded palms, sage Bharadwaja, who had just completed his fire-sacrifice, said to him:
FAQs
Dharma is twofold: the sage maintains ritual obligation (agnihotra), and the prince approaches with humility—right conduct sustains social-spiritual order.
Bharata arrives at Bharadvāja’s āśrama respectfully; Bharadvāja, after completing worship, begins to speak with him.
Bharata’s reverence and Bharadvāja’s steadfastness in vows and rites—mutual respect between kṣatriya duty and brahminical discipline.