Valmiki Ramayana 2.6.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 7
रामाभिषेकपूर्वसज्जा · Preparations for Rama’s Coronation
तुष्टाव प्रणतश्चैव शिरसा मधुसूदनम् ।
विमलक्षौमसंवीतो वाचयामास स द्विजान् ॥७॥
tuṣṭāva praṇataś caiva śirasā madhusūdanam |
vimalakṣaumasaṃvīto vācayāmāsa sa dvijān ||7||
Dengan kepala tunduk bersujud, baginda memuji Madhusūdana; berpakaian kain linen-sutera yang suci tanpa noda, baginda menyuruh para brāhmaṇa melantunkan mantra-mantra penyucian.
Clad in spotless silk garments, he extoled Lord Madhusudana (Visnu) with his head bowed low. He listened to the purificatory mantras recited by brahmins.
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Dharma is humility before the divine and respect for sacred learning—honoring Viṣṇu and the brahmins’ ritual recitation.
Rāma, preparing for the royal rite, performs worship and arranges for mantras of purification to be recited.
Humility and reverence—his kingship is framed as service under divine and dharmic order.
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