Valmiki Ramayana 2.100.61: 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 ॥६१॥
kaccid gurūṃś ca vṛddhāṃś ca tāpasān devatātithīn |
caityāṃś ca sarvān siddhārthān brāhmaṇāṃś ca namasyasi ||61||
तुम अपने गुरुओं और बड़े लोगों को रिस्पेक्ट देते हो ना? जो लोग भगवान की पूजा करते हैं, उनको भी नमस्ते करते हो? मेहमान आए तो उनका ख्याल रखते हो? मंदिर और पूजा की जगहों को भी रिस्पेक्ट देते हो? जो लोग सच्चे दिल से भगवान को भजते हैं, उनको भी सलाम करते हो? ब्राह्मण लोगों के साथ भी अच्छा बिहेव करते हो ना?
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.
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