Shloka 6.127.10
भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage (Homeward Blessings)
ब्राह्मणार्थेनियुक्तस्यरक्षतःसर्वतापसान् ।रावणेनहृताभार्याबभूवेयमनिता ।।6.127.10।।
mārīcadārśanaṃ caiva sītonmathanam eva ca | kabandhadarśanaṃ caiva sampābhigamanaṃ tathā ||
sugrīveṇa ca te sakhyaṃ yathā vālī hatas tvayā | mārgaṇaṃ caiva vaidehyāḥ karma vātātmajasya ca ||
viditāyāṃ ca sītāyāṃ nalasetūr yathā kṛtaḥ | yathā cādīpitā laṅkā prahṛṣṭair hariyūthapaiḥ ||
saputra-bāndhavāmātyaḥ sabalaḥ sahavāhanaḥ | yathā ca nihataḥ saṅkhye rāvaṇo baladarpitaḥ ||
yathā ca nihate tasmin rāvaṇe devakaṇṭake | samāgamaś ca tridaśair yathā dattaś ca te varaḥ ||
sarvaṃ mamaitad viditaṃ tapasā dharmavatsala | sampatanti ca me śiṣyāḥ pravṛttākhyāḥ purīm itaḥ ||
I know all this, O lover of dharma, through the power of my austerities: your meeting with Mārīca; your anguished search for Sītā; your sight of Kabandha; your going to Sampā; your friendship with Sugrīva and your slaying of Vālī; the search for Vaidehī and the deeds of the Wind-god’s son; the finding of Sītā; how Nala built the bridge; how Laṅkā was set aflame by the rejoicing leaders of the monkey-hosts; how Rāvaṇa, proud of his strength, was slain in battle with his sons, kinsmen, ministers, forces, and vehicles; and how, when that Rāvaṇa—thorn to the devas—was killed, the devas assembled and granted you a boon. And my disciples, bearers of tidings, have also come here from the city.
"This irreproachable wife of yours was abducted by Ravana while you were engaged with the protection of all ascetics and entrusted with the care of brahmanas."
Dharma is portrayed as a coherent moral order witnessed by tapas and the gods: righteous effort, truthful purpose, and disciplined alliance culminate in the downfall of adharma.
At Bharadvāja’s hermitage, the sage recounts (as already known to him) the major milestones of Rāma’s journey—from crisis to alliance, discovery, bridge-building, and victory—ending with news arriving from the city.
Rāma’s dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness): despite suffering, he follows rightful means—seeking counsel, forming alliances, and acting with restraint and purpose.