Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 61
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिद्गुरूंश्च वृद्धांश्च तापसान् देवतातिथीन्।चैत्यांश्च सर्वान्सिध्दार्थान्ब्राह्मणांश्च नमस्यसि।।।।
kaccid gurūṃś ca vṛddhāṃś ca tāpasān devatātithīn | caityāṃś ca sarvān siddhārthān brāhmaṇāṃś ca namasyasi ||
क्या तुम गुरुजनों और वृद्धों को, तपस्वियों को, देवताओं तथा अतिथियों को, समस्त चैत्य-स्थानों को, सिद्ध पुरुषों को और ब्राह्मणों को यथोचित प्रणाम करते हो?
I trust you pay homage to the preceptors, the aged ones, ascetics, gods and guests, to shrines and to accomplished brahmins.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained by reverence and hospitality: honoring teachers, elders, holy persons, guests, and sacred places preserves moral order and social harmony.
Rama continues his examination of Bharata’s conduct as a ruler, focusing on respectful relations with spiritual and social pillars of the kingdom.
Humility and respect—recognizing authority, sanctity, and merit beyond royal power.