Shloka 16
चित्रकूटगमनम् तथा पर्णशालाप्रवेशः
Arrival at Chitrakuta and Establishing the Leaf-Hut
इति सीता च रामश्च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः।अभिगम्याऽश्रमं सर्वे वाल्मीकि मभिवादयन्।।।।
iti sītā ca rāmaś ca lakṣmaṇaś ca kṛtāñjaliḥ | abhigamyāśramaṁ sarve vālmīkim abhivādayan ||
ഇങ്ങനെ സീതയും രാമനും, കൃതാഞ്ജലിയായി ലക്ഷ്മണനും—എല്ലാവരും ആശ്രമത്തെ സമീപിച്ച് മഹർഷി വാൽമീകിയെ വന്ദിച്ചു.
The great sage Valmiki conversant with righteousness was delighted. He honoured them by extending welcome and said 'Be seated'.
FAQs
Dharma as maryādā: honoring spiritual authority through respectful approach and salutation. Reverence to sages is presented as a foundational social and ethical duty.
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana reach Valmiki’s hermitage and formally greet him with folded hands.
Humility and reverence—despite royal stature, they follow ascetic-house etiquette.