Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.23 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 23
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
मनसा ध्यायतस्तस्य प्राङ्मुखस्य कृताञ्जलेः।आजग्मुस्तानि सर्वाणि दैवतानि पृथक्पृथक्।।।।
manasā dhyāyatas tasya prāṅmukhasya kṛtāñjaleḥ | ājagmus tāni sarvāṇi daivatāni pṛthak pṛthak ||
കിഴക്കോട്ട് മുഖം തിരിച്ച് കൃതാഞ്ജലിയായി മനസ്സിൽ ധ്യാനിച്ചിരുന്ന അവന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ആ എല്ലാ ദേവതകളും ഓരോരുത്തരായി എത്തിച്ചേർന്നു.
As Bharadwaja with folded palms was thus meditating with his face turned eastward, all the deities appeared there one by one.
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Dharma as disciplined devotion: respectful posture, orientation, and mental focus symbolize sincerity and truthfulness of intent (satya-saṅkalpa).
Bharadvāja’s invocation succeeds; the gods respond and appear sequentially to support the hospitality he is arranging.
Reverence and concentration—his inner steadiness draws divine cooperation.
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