HomeRamayanaAyodhya KandaSarga 91Shloka 2.91.47
Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 2.91.47

भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage

अलम्बुसा मिश्रकेशी पुण्डरीकाऽथ वामना।उपानृत्यंस्तु भरतं भरद्वाजस्य शासनात्।।।।

nāradas tumbhurur gopaḥ pravarāḥ sūryavarcasaḥ |

ete gandharvarājāno bharatasyāgrato jaguḥ ||

Nārada, Tumburu, and Gopa—eminent kings among the gandharvas, radiant like the sun—sang before Bharata.

Thereafter, the apsaras, Alambusa, Misrakesi, Pundarika and Vamana danced near Bharata at the command of Bharadwaja.

N
Nārada
T
Tumburu
G
Gopa
G
gandharvas
B
Bharata

Honoring the righteous through fitting welcome: dharma includes showing reverence to worthy guests and leaders, using arts in a dignified way.

Celestial gandharvas appear and perform music in Bharata’s presence during Bharadvāja’s reception.

Bharata’s worthiness (pātratā): such honors are portrayed as naturally accruing to a dharmic person.