Valmiki Ramayana 1.67.7: Bala Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 7
शिवधनुर्दर्शनं · रामेण धनुर्भङ्गश्च
The Showing of Śiva’s Bow and Rama’s Breaking of It
तेषां नृपो वचः श्रुत्वा कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ।
विश्वामित्रं महात्मानं तौ चोभौ रामलक्ष्मणौ ॥७॥
teṣāṃ nṛpo vacaḥ śrutvā kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata |
viśvāmitraṃ mahātmānaṃ tau cobhau rāma-lakṣmaṇau ||7||
राजा ने उनकी बात सुनी। हाथ जोड़ के खड़ा हो गया। फिर विश्वामित्र से बोला, और राम-लक्ष्मण दोनों को भी एड्रेस किया।
Having heard this, the king with folded hands said to the great soul Viswamitra sitting with the two princes Rama and Lakshmana:
FAQs
Dharma as reverence to spiritual authority: Janaka honors the sage and the princes through respectful posture and speech.
After the bow is brought, Janaka turns to Viśvāmitra and the two brothers to speak about the bow and the challenge.
Humility and respect—royalty bows (symbolically) before wisdom and righteousness.
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