Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 12
भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः
Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa
स प्रविश्य महात्मानमृषिं शिष्यगणैर्वृतम्।संशितव्रतमेकाग्रं तपसा लब्धचक्षुषम्।।2.54.11।।हुताग्निहोत्रं दृष्ट्वैव महाभागं कृताञ्जलिः।रामः सौमित्रिणा सार्धं सीतया चाभ्यवादयत्।।2.54.12।।
sa praviśya mahātmānam ṛṣiṁ śiṣyagaṇair vṛtam |
saṁśitavratam ekāgraṁ tapasā labdhacakṣuṣam ||
hutāgnihotraṁ dṛṣṭvaiva mahābhāgaṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ |
rāmaḥ saumitriṇā sārdhaṁ sītayā cābhyavādayat ||
आश्रमात प्रवेश करून रामाने शिष्यगणांनी वेढलेल्या त्या महात्मा ऋषींना पाहिले—कठोर व्रतांनी दृढ, एकाग्रचित्त आणि तपाने अंतर्दृष्टी प्राप्त केलेले. पवित्र अग्निहोत्र करणाऱ्या त्या महाभागांना पाहताच रामाने लक्ष्मण व सीतेसह हात जोडून प्रणाम केला.
Lakshmana's elder brother (Rama) introduced himself (to Bharadwaja), O venerable one, we are both sons of Dasaratha, Rama and Lakshmana.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring those who embody spiritual discipline and truth: Rama’s salutation recognizes tapas, vows, and sacrificial duty as pillars supporting social and moral order.
This verse repeats the homage scene: Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana greet the sage at the hermitage.
Courtesy and self-restraint—Rama’s respectful approach to an elder and holy person.