Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.40: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 40
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
आनुपूर्व्यान्निषेदुश्च सर्वे मन्त्रिपुरोहिताः।ततस्सेनापतिः पश्चात्प्रशास्ताच निषेदतुः।।।।
ānupūrvyān niṣeduś ca sarve mantri-purohitāḥ | tataḥ senāpatiḥ paścāt praśāstā ca niṣedatuḥ ||
അനന്തരം എല്ലാ മന്ത്രിമാരും പുരോഹിതന്മാരും ക്രമാനുസൃതമായി ഇരുന്നു; അവരുടെ ശേഷം സേനാപതിയും, പിന്നെ പ്രശാസ്താവും (കാര്യനിർവാഹകൻ) ഇരുന്നു.
First the ministers and priests took their respective seats in accordance with their rank, and then the army chief and finally the supervisor of the camp.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as maryādā—observance of rank and procedure—showing that order and respect stabilize collective life even in moments of transition.
Bharata’s party is seated formally within the arranged residence, following hierarchical protocol.
Discipline and institutional harmony—each person knows and keeps their proper place.
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