Shloka 3.1.23
तापसाश्रममण्डलदर्शनम् (Entering Dandaka and Meeting the Sages)
तथान्ये तापसास्सिद्धा रामं वैश्वानरोपमाः।न्यायवृत्ता यथान्यायं तर्पयामासुरीश्वरम्।।।।
balihomārcitaṃ puṇyaṃ brahmaghoṣa-nināditam |
puṣpaiś cānyaiḥ parikṣiptaṃ padminyā ca sa-padmayā ||
Sacred and worshipped with offerings and fire-sacrifices, it resounded with Vedic recitation; it was strewn with various flowers and adorned with a lotus-pond full of lotuses.
The law-abiding ascetics, who were comparable to fire and who were accomplished in their penances, pleased lord Rama in a befitting manner.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē prathamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the first sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
Dharma is sustained by yajña and śruti: offerings and Vedic sound maintain sacred order, portraying the āśrama as a moral-spiritual institution.
The hermitage is depicted as ritually active and serene, where worship and Vedic study blend with the beauty of nature.
Steadfast religiosity and learning (adhyāyana, yajña-niṣṭhā) are emphasized through the ‘brahmaghoṣa’ and homa.