Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.13: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 13
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः · Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
अत्राहं पुरुषव्याघ्रं गुरुसत्कारकारिणम् ।
आर्यं द्रक्ष्यामि संहृष्टो महर्षिमिव राघवम् ॥१३॥
atrāhaṁ puruṣa-vyāghraṁ guru-satkāra-kāriṇam |
āryaṁ drakṣyāmi saṅhṛṣṭo maharṣim iva rāghavam ||13||
अब मैं यहाँ राम को देख पाऊँगा। वो बहुत बड़े आदमी हैं, शेर जैसे। वो बड़े लोगों की बहुत इज़्ज़त करते हैं। दिल खुशी से भर जायेगा जब उन्हे देखूँगा, जैसे किसी बड़े ऋषि को देखते हैं।
I shall see here with a delighted heart the venerable Rama, the best of men, who renders great hospitality (to elders) and who resembles a maharshi.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as honoring elders and teachers (guru-satkāra). Nobility is measured not by power but by reverence, humility, and right conduct.
Bharata anticipates meeting Rāma at Chitrakūṭa and expresses joy at seeing him, praising his noble and sage-like qualities.
Rāma’s virtue of respectful hospitality and veneration toward elders—presented as a hallmark of ārya (noble) conduct.
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