Shloka 30
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः
Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya
तदाश्रमस्थो विनयात्कदाचित्तं महामुनिम्।।।।उपासीनस्सकाकुत्स्थस्सुतीक्ष्णमिदमब्रवीत्।
tadāśramastho vinayāt kadācit taṃ mahāmunim |
upāsīnaḥ sakākutsthaḥ sutīkṣṇam idam abravīt ||
ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਆਸ਼ਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿੰਦਿਆਂ, ਕਾਕੁਤਸਥ ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰ ਨਿਮਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਮਹਾਮੁਨੀ ਸੁਤੀਕਸ਼ਣ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਬੈਠ ਕੇ ਇਹ ਬਚਨ ਬੋਲੇ।
Once while sitting beside sage Sutikshna at the hermitage Rama humbly addressed him:
FAQs
Vinaya (humility) before spiritual authority: dharma-oriented inquiry begins with respectful approach to the wise.
At Sutikshna’s hermitage, Rama sits close to the sage and begins a respectful conversation.
Praṇaya with vinaya (courteous intimacy): Rama is close enough to ask questions, yet maintains reverence.