Shloka 11
तापसाश्रममण्डलदर्शनम्
Entering Dandaka and Meeting the Sages
ते तं सोममिवोद्यन्तं दृष्ट्वा वै धर्मचारिणम्।।।।लक्ष्मणं चैव दृष्ट्वा तु वैदेहीं च यशस्विनीम्।मङ्गलानि प्रयुञ्जानाः प्रत्यगृह्णन्दृढव्रताः।।।।
te taṃ somam ivodyantaṃ dṛṣṭvā vai dharmacāriṇam || lakṣmaṇaṃ caiva dṛṣṭvā tu vaidehīṃ ca yaśasvinīm | maṅgalāni prayuñjānāḥ pratyagṛhṇan dṛḍhavratāḥ ||
ദൃഢവ്രതികളായ ഋഷിമാർ ധർമ്മചരനായ ശ്രീരാമനെ ഉദയചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തനായി കണ്ടു; ലക്ഷ്മണനെയും യശസ്വിനിയായ വൈദേഹിയെയും കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, മംഗളാശംസകൾ ഉച്ചരിച്ച് മുന്നോട്ട് വന്ന് അവരെ സ്വീകരിച്ചു.
The sages, steadfast in their vows, saw Rama who was shining like the rising Moon, Lakshmana and the famed Sita went forward and received them with words of benediction.
FAQs
Dharma is honored through right recognition and right speech: the sages welcome the guests with maṅgala (benedictory words), reflecting cultured, dharmic reception and goodwill.
Upon the trio’s arrival, the sages behold them—Rāma compared to the rising moon—and formally welcome them with blessings.
Rāma’s dharma-caryā (living by righteousness) is highlighted, along with the sages’ disciplined integrity (dṛḍha-vrata) and auspicious speech.