Shloka 29
एकोनविंशः सर्गः (Sarga 19): Rāma’s Unshaken Acceptance of Exile and Kaikeyī’s Urgency
स रामः पितरं कृत्वा कैकेयीं च प्रदक्षिणम्।निष्क्रम्यान्तःपुरात्तस्मात्स्वं ददर्श सुहृज्जनम्।।2.19.29।।
sa rāmaḥ pitaraṃ kṛtvā kaikeyīṃ ca pradakṣiṇam |
niṣkramyāntaḥpurāt tasmāt svaṃ dadarśa suhṛjjanam || 2.19.29 ||
പിതാവിനെയും കൈകേയിയെയും പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്ത് രാമൻ ആ അന്തഃപുരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തുവന്ന് തന്റെ സുഹൃത്തുക്കളെയും ഹിതൈഷികളെയും കണ്ടു.
Nevertheless I would like to know why king Dasaratha, an unassailable subduer of enemies does not greet me as usual.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as reverence and correct conduct toward elders: Rama performs pradakṣiṇā to father and queen, honoring authority and family order even amid distressing developments.
Rama leaves the inner chamber after paying respects to Dasharatha and Kaikeyi and then encounters his friends/well-wishers outside.
Rama’s humility and propriety (vinaya, maryādā) shown through ritual respect and composed movement through the palace space.