Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 25
Saptajana-āśrama Darśana and the Approach to Kiṣkindhā
Hermitage of Seven Sages; March toward Vāli’s Capital
कुरु प्रणामं धर्मात्मंस्तेषामुद्दिश्य राघव।लक्ष्मणेव सह भ्रात्रा प्रयन्तस्सयताञ्जलिः।।
kuru praṇāmaṃ dharmātmans teṣām uddiśya rāghava | lakṣmaṇenaiva saha bhrātrā prayataḥ sayatāñjaliḥ ||
Wahai Rāghava yang berjiwa dharma, persembahkan pranama dalam hati kepada mereka; lalu berjalanlah bersama adindamu Lakṣmaṇa, dengan tertib dan tangan dirapatkan dalam hormat.
'O rigteous Rama! you and your brother Lakshmana humbly offer obeisance to them(sacred hermitage and sages Saptajana) with folded hands and meditate on them.
FAQs
Maryādā (right conduct) is central: sacred persons and places must be approached with humility, mental reverence, and disciplined bodily comportment.
Before entering/approaching the powerful hermitage, Rāma is instructed to offer respectful obeisance and proceed with Lakṣmaṇa in a reverent manner.
Humility (vinaya): honoring spiritual excellence through respectful speech, thought, and gesture.