Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 22, Shloka 20
बलातिबलोपदेशः
The Instruction of Bala and Atibala
ततो रामो जलं स्पृष्ट्वा प्रहृष्टवदनश्शुचि:।प्रतिजग्राह ते विद्ये महर्षेर्भावितात्मन:।।1.22.20।।
tato rāmo jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ śuciḥ | pratijagrāha te vidye maharṣer bhāvitātmanaḥ || 1.22.20 ||
ನಂತರ ರಾಮನು ಜಲವನ್ನು ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸಿ ಶುದ್ಧನಾಗಿ, ಹರ್ಷಭರಿತ ಮುಖದಿಂದ, ಭಾವಿತಾತ್ಮನಾದ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಯಿಂದ ಆ ಎರಡು ವಿದ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದನು.
Thereafter Rama, touched the water and was sanctified. With a cheerful face he received those two sciences from the maharshi who had perceived the supreme soul.
FAQs
Dharma values right procedure and purity: sacred learning is received with reverence, ritual readiness, and inner cleanliness—signaling responsibility in wielding spiritual power.
Rāma performs a purificatory act and formally accepts the two mantra-vidyās from Viśvāmitra.
Rāma’s respectful discipleship—joyful yet disciplined acceptance of instruction.