Shloka 45

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

इति रामो मुनेश्श्रुत्वा सह भ्रात्राभिवाद्य च।।।।प्रतस्थेऽमुद्दिश्य सानुजस्सीतया सह।

Transliteration

iti rāmo muneḥ śrutvā saha bhrātrābhivādya ca |

pratasthe ’m uddiśya sānujaḥ sītayā saha ||

Translation

മുനിയുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട ശേഷം, രാമൻ സഹോദരനോടുകൂടെ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം വന്ദിച്ചു; സീതയോടും അനുജനോടും കൂടി ആ ദിശയിലേക്കു പുറപ്പെട്ടു.

Word by Word

इतिthus

रामःRāma

मुनेःof the sage

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

सहtogether with

भ्रात्राwith (his) brother

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

चand

प्रतस्थेset out / departed

अगस्त्यम्Agastya

उद्दिश्यintending / heading towards

सानुजःwith his younger brother

सीतयाwith Sītā

सहtogether with

Context

Rama heard the words of the sage, offered him reverential salutations and set out along with his brother and Sita.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Sītā

Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is reverence and gratitude: one honors spiritual teachers before acting on their guidance, showing humility and proper social-spiritual order.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma accepts the guidance, pays respects to the sage, and begins the journey with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vinaya (humility) and śraddhā (respectful trust) toward sages and their counsel.