Shloka 2.20.11
अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः — Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
प्रविश्य प्रथमां कक्ष्यां द्वितीयायां ददर्श सः।ब्राह्मणान्वेदसम्पन्नान्वृद्धान्राज्ञाऽभिसत्कृतान्।।।।
praviśya prathamāṃ kakṣyāṃ dvitīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ | brāhmaṇān veda-sampannān vṛddhān rājñā 'bhisatkṛtān || 2.20.11 ||
After entering the first courtyard, he saw in the second aged brahmins, learned in the Vedas, whom the king had duly honored.
With the first courtyard crossed, Rama saw in the second aged brahmins versed in the Vedas, and duly honoured by the king.
A key pillar of dharma is honoring wisdom and Vedic learning; the king’s honoring of brahmins reflects righteous governance supporting sacred knowledge.
Rāma moves through successive palace courtyards and encounters respected, elderly Vedic brahmins in the second enclosure.
Reverence toward learned elders and the social order that upholds dharma through honoring the wise.