Shloka 1.11.15
ऋष्यशृङ्गानयनम् — Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā (Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 11)
आसाद्य तं द्विजश्रेष्ठं रोमपादसमीपगम्।ऋषिपुत्रं ददर्शादौ दीप्यमानमिवानलम्।।1.11.15।।
āsādya taṃ dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ romapādasamīpagam | ṛṣiputraṃ dadarśādau dīpyamānam ivānalam ||1.11.15||
On reaching that place, near Romapāda, he first beheld the sage’s son—foremost among brahmins—blazing like fire.
He reached the spot and saw the son of the ascetic, the best of brahmins glowing like fire seated next to Romapada.
Dharma here is reverence for tapas and brahminical excellence: spiritual discipline is portrayed as an inner radiance worthy of honor.
Daśaratha arrives and sees R̥śyaśr̥ṅga seated beside King Romapāda, recognizing him as an extraordinary ascetic.
R̥śyaśr̥ṅga’s tapas (ascetic power) and purity—symbolized by the imagery of blazing fire.