Shloka 43
शरभङ्गाश्रमगमनम् तथा इन्द्रदर्शनम्
Approach to Sarabhanga’s Hermitage and the Vision of Indra
स पुण्यकर्मा भुवने द्विजर्षभः पितामहं सानुचरं ददर्श ह।पितामहश्चापि समीक्ष्य तं द्विजं ननन्द सुस्वागतमित्युवाच ह।।3.5.43।।
sa puṇyakarmā bhuvane dvijarṣabhaḥ pitāmahaṃ sānucaraṃ dadarśa ha |
pitāmahaś cāpi samīkṣya taṃ dvijaṃ nananda susvāgatam ity uvāca ha || 3.5.43 ||
Śarabhanga—renowned for sacred merit and foremost among brahmins—beheld Brahmā (the Grandfather) arriving with his attendants. Brahmā too, seeing that brahmin, rejoiced and greeted him with the words, “Welcome.”
Sarabhanga, performer of sacred deeds, saw Brahma with his followers৷৷ Brahma also seeing Sarabhanga, the best among the brahmins, welcomed him gladly.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē pañcamaḥ sargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fifth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as honoring spiritual merit: the divine (Brahmā) recognizes and welcomes the ascetic whose life is grounded in righteous deeds and tapas.
In the Śarabhanga episode (Aranya Kāṇḍa, Sarga 5), Brahmā arrives with attendants; Śarabhanga sees him, and Brahmā warmly greets the sage.
Śarabhanga’s puṇya and brahminical excellence—steadfast sacred conduct that earns reverence even from the highest deity.