Shloka 1.49.16
अहल्याशापमोक्षः — The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration
शापस्यान्तमुपागम्य तेषां दर्शनमागता।।।।राघवौ तु ततस्तस्या: पादौ जगृहतुस्तदा।
śāpasyāntam upāgamya teṣāṃ darśanam āgatā |
rāghavau tu tatas tasyāḥ pādau jagṛhatus tadā ||
When the curse reached its end, she came into their sight. Then the two Rāghavas reverently took hold of her feet in respectful salutation.
With the expiry of the period of the curse, the Raghavas (Rama and Lakshmana) speared and she became perceptible when Rama touched her feet.
Restoration is paired with reverence: dharma is fulfilled not only by ending suffering but also by honoring the person who is restored, acknowledging dignity and moral order.
The period of Ahalyā’s curse concludes; she becomes visible, and Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa offer respectful salutation by taking her feet.
Humility and respect (vinaya): the princes respond to the moment of liberation with proper reverence rather than pride.