Valmiki Ramayana 2.50.1: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 1
गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः
Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha
विशालान् कोसलान् रम्यान् यात्वा लक्ष्मणपूर्वजः ।
अयोध्याभिमुखो धीमान् प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१॥
viśālān kosalān ramyān yātvā lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ |
ayodhyābhimukho dhīmān prāñjalir vākyam abravīt ||1||
राम लक्ष्मण के बड़े भाई थे। वो कोसल के एरिया से गुज़रे। वो एरिया बहुत बड़ा और सुंदर था। फिर वो अयोध्या की तरफ मुड़ के हाथ जोड़ के बोले।
Having crossed the vast, beautiful kingdom of Kosala, the sagacious elder brother of Lakshmana stood facing Ayodhya with folded palms and said:
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Reverence and humility: even a great hero approaches his homeland and duty with folded hands—power is tempered by respect and self-restraint.
Rāma is traveling and comes to face Ayodhyā; he prepares to speak with a posture of reverence.
Rāma’s humility and composure (dhṛti/dhī), expressed through respectful bodily conduct (prāñjali).
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