Shloka 1.50.20
यज्ञवाटप्रवेशः जनक-विश्वामित्रसंवादश्च (Arrival at the Sacrificial Ground and Janaka’s Reception)
वरायुधधरौ वीरौ कस्य पुत्रौ महामुने।।1.50.20।।भूषयन्ताविमं देशं चन्द्रसूर्याविवाम्बरम्। परस्परस्य सदृशौ प्रमाणेङ्गितचेष्टितै:।।1.50.21।।काकपक्षधरौ वीरौ श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वत:।
bahūnīha sahasrāṇi nānādēśanivāsinām | brāhmaṇānāṁ mahābhāga vedādhyayanaśālinām || 1.50.3 ||
O illustrious one, here are many thousands of brāhmaṇas, dwelling in various regions, accomplished in the study of the Vedas.
Great ascetic, these two young men with hair falling on their temples like the wings of a crow, each of them resemble the other in personality, expressions and gestures. Wielding excellent weapons they adorn this land like the Moon and the Sun deck the sky. Whose sons are they? I wish truly to hear about these heroes".
Respect for Vedic learning and the dharmic social order: learned brāhmaṇas gathered for sacred purposes are acknowledged as worthy of honor and careful accommodation.
On arriving near Mithilā for Janaka’s sacrifice, Rāma observes the large assembly of Veda-versed brāhmaṇas present for the ritual context.
Rāma’s attentiveness and reverence: he notices the sacred assembly and frames the situation with respect for religious discipline.