Valmiki Ramayana 2.34.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 16
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम् · The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave
Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
स राजा पुत्रमायान्तं दृष्ट्वा दूरात्कृताञ्जलिम् ।
उत्पपातासनात्तूर्णमार्त स्त्रीजनसंवृतः ॥१६॥
sa rājā putram āyāntaṃ dūrāt dṛṣṭvā kṛtāñjalim |
utpapātāsanāt tūrṇam ārtaḥ strījanasaṃvṛtaḥ ||16||
Melihat dari jauh puteranya datang dengan tangan terkatup, raja—dikelilingi para dayang istana dan dilanda dukacita—segera bangkit tergesa-gesa dari singgahsananya.
When the king saw from a distance his son coming with folded hands, he, surrounded by the ladies and tormented with grief, stood up.
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The verse foregrounds maryādā (propriety) and mutual respect: Rama approaches with folded hands, and the father-king responds instinctively, revealing the sacredness of familial and royal bonds even amid crisis.
Rama approaches Daśaratha in the palace; Daśaratha sees him from a distance and rises quickly, overwhelmed.
Rama’s humility and reverence toward his father; Daśaratha’s deep parental attachment.
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