Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 4
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः · Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
गच्छन्नेवाथ भरतस्तापसालय संस्थिताम् ।
भ्रातुः पर्णकुटीं श्रीमानुटजं च ददर्श ह ॥४॥
gacchann evātha bharatas tāpasālaya-saṁsthitām |
bhrātuḥ parṇakuṭīṁ śrīmān uṭajaṁ ca dadarśa ha ||4||
മുന്നോട്ട് നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന ശ്രീമാൻ ഭരതൻ, തപസ്സികളുടെ ആലയത്തെപ്പോലെ നിലകൊണ്ട സഹോദരന്റെ പർണ്ണകുടിയും ആ ഊടജവും കണ്ടു.
While walking, Bharata beheld a hut made of leaves looking like a hermit's cottage.
FAQs
Respect for dharmic renunciation: Bharata’s journey culminates in encountering Rama’s ascetic dwelling, highlighting that righteous duty may require simplicity and sacrifice.
Bharata arrives near Rama’s forest residence and first sights the leaf-hut resembling an ascetic’s cottage.
Bharata’s reverence and earnestness—his approach to Rama is marked by humility and recognition of Rama’s dharmic exile.
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