Valmiki Ramayana 2.92.2: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 92, Shloka 2
भरद्वाजाश्रमात् चित्रकूटमार्गनिर्देशः · Directions from Bharadvaja’s Hermitage to Chitrakuta
Setting: Bharadvāja-āśrama (Prayāga region)Bharata’s expedition from Ayodhyā toward Citrakūṭa
तं ऋषिः पुरुषव्याघ्रं प्राञ्जलिं प्रेक्ष्य चाऽगतम् ।
हुताग्निहोत्रो भरतं भरद्वाजोऽभ्यभाषत ॥२॥
taṃ ṛṣiḥ puruṣa-vyāghraṃ prāñjaliṃ prekṣya cāgatam |
huta-agnihotro bharataṃ bharadvājo 'bhyabhāṣata ||2||
ព្រះឥសីបានឃើញព្រះភរតៈ—ដូចខ្លាធំក្នុងចំណោមមនុស្ស—មកដល់ដោយប្រណមដៃ ហើយព្រះភរទ្វាជៈ បន្ទាប់ពីបញ្ចប់ពិធីអគ្គនីហោត្រៈរួច ក៏បានមានព្រះបន្ទូលទៅកាន់ព្រះភរតៈ។
Sandhi Notes
- ca + āgatam → cāgatam
- bharadvājaḥ + abhyabhāṣata → bharadvājo 'bhyabhāṣata
Seeing Bharata, the best among men, who stood with folded palms, sage Bharadwaja, who had just completed his fire-sacrifice, said to him:
The teaching
Ritual discipline (agnihotra) and humility (añjali) sanctify dialogue; power should approach wisdom with reverence.
- Ethical theme
- Atithi-dharma / yajña-dharma
Devotion and practice
Highlights daily nitya-karma (agnihotra) and the sanctity of approaching the wise after purificatory acts.
- Deity praised
- Agni (implicit through agnihotra)
Mood and themes
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace), with Adbhuta (wonder)
- Mood
- Austere, sacral, composed
Themes
- Dharma
- Maryada
- Itihasa
- Ethics
- Ritual duty
- Hospitality
- Respect
Yajña as outward symbol of inner offering; the meeting of kṣatriya and ṛṣi suggests harmonizing action (karma) with wisdom (jñāna).
Fire as a sacred principle recalling the centrality of Agni/Vaiśvānara contemplations (e.g., Chāndogya’s Vaiśvānara-vidyā motif, broadly).
- Bharadvaja and Bharata
- Sage receiving and addressing a royal pilgrim (welcoming)
- Bharata and Agni
- Presence of agnihotra frames encounter as sanctified (reverent)
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.91-2.92 (Bharata’s arrival and Bharadvāja’s reception)
Vedic agnihotra tradition (Śrauta/Smārta) as cultural backdrop
Ayodhyākāṇḍa: Bharata’s humility and urgency in seeking Rāma (context)
Anuṣṭup (Śloka)
Narrative
Steady madhyama; slight emphasis on hutāgnihotro
FAQs
Dharma is twofold: the sage maintains ritual obligation (agnihotra), and the prince approaches with humility—right conduct sustains social-spiritual order.
Bharata arrives at Bharadvāja’s āśrama respectfully; Bharadvāja, after completing worship, begins to speak with him.
Bharata’s reverence and Bharadvāja’s steadfastness in vows and rites—mutual respect between kṣatriya duty and brahminical discipline.
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