Shloka 2.4.10
अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः — Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
प्रविशन्नेव च श्रीमान्राघवो भवनं पितुः।ददर्श पितरं दूरात्प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः।।2.4.10।।
praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ | dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ || 2.4.10 ||
As the illustrious Rāghava entered his father’s palace, he saw his father from afar and, with hands folded, bowed down in reverence.
On entering his father's palace, glorious Rama, folded his hands and bent low in reverence from a distance and beheld his father.
It models pitṛbhakti and maryādā: honoring one’s father through humility and respectful greeting.
Rāma arrives at Daśaratha’s residence and formally pays respect before speaking.
Reverence and self-restraint—Rāma’s disciplined etiquette in the royal household.