Shloka 3.8.19
सुतीक्ष्णाश्रमप्रस्थानम् (Departure from Sutikshna’s Hermitage)
आबध्य च शुभे तूणी चापे चादाय सुस्वनौ।निष्क्रान्तावाश्रमाद्गन्तुमुभौ तौ रामलक्ष्मणौ।।।।
utthāya tu yathākālaṃ rāghavaḥ saha sītayā | upaspṛśya suśītena jalena utpala-gandhinā ||
At the proper morning hour, Rāghava rose together with Sītā and performed his purifying ablution with cool water fragrant like lotuses.
Both Rama and Lakshmana tied their auspicious quivers, took the two twanging bows and departed from the hermitage.
Dharma here is disciplined daily conduct (āhnika) and śauca—beginning the day at the proper time with purification rites, reflecting inner order through outer practice.
In Daṇḍakāraṇya, Rāma and Sītā begin the day with morning observances before proceeding with their duties among the forest ascetics.
Maryādā (propriety) and self-discipline: Rāma’s adherence to timely, traditional practice even while living in exile.