Shloka 6.127.16
भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage (Homeward Blessings)
मारीचदर्शनंचैवसीतोन्मधनमेव च ।कबन्धदर्शनंचैवसम्पाभिगमनंतथा ।।6.127.11।।सुग्रीवेण च तेसख्यंयथावालीहतस्त्वया ।मार्गणंचैववैदेह्याःकर्मवातात्मजस्य च ।।6.127.12।।विदितायां च सीतायांनलसेतुर्यथाकृतः ।यथाचादीपितालङ्काप्रहृष्टैर्हरियूथपैः ।।6.127.13।।सपुत्रबान्दवामात्यःसबलःसहावाहनः ।यथा च निहतःसंख्येरावणोबलदर्पितः ।।6.127.14।।यथा च निहतेतस्मिन् रावणेदेवकण्टके ।समागमश्चत्रिदशैर्यथादत्तश्चतेवरः ।।6.127.15।।सर्वंममैतद्विदितंतपसाधर्मवत्सल ।सम्पतन्ति च मेशिष्याःप्रवृत्ताख्याःपुरीमितः ।।6.127.16।।
sarvaṃ mamaitad viditaṃ tapasā dharmavatsala |
sampatanti ca me śiṣyāḥ pravṛttākhyāḥ purīm itaḥ ||6.127.16||
All this is known to me through the power of austerity, O you who cherish dharma. And my disciples—bearers of tidings—have come here from the city as well.
"O, you are a lover of rightful duty, seeing Maricha, searching Sita, appearance of Kabhanda, your going to Pampa, making friendship with Sugriva, killing of Vali, searching for Vaidehi, finding of Sita by the son of wind god, and his action, setting fire to Lanka, finding of Nalasethu, construction of bridge, delighted Vanaras, destruction of sons, relatives and vehicles of Ravana's army, killing of Ravana who was a thorn in the eyes of god, coming of Brahma and gods, bestowing a boon and all that is known to me by the power of my penance. My disciples in Ayodhya communicated to me."
Dharma is linked with truth and disciplined spiritual practice: tapas becomes a means of truthful knowledge, and the epithet dharmavatsala frames Rāma’s identity as one who protects and loves righteousness.
Bharadvāja explains that he knows Rāma’s entire story through ascetic power and confirms it also through reports brought by his disciples from the city.
Bharadvāja’s truthfulness and spiritual authority, and Rāma’s established reputation as a guardian of dharma.