Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 10
अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः
Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
प्रविशन्नेव च श्रीमान्राघवो भवनं पितुः।ददर्श पितरं दूरात्प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः।।2.4.10।।
praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ | dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ || 2.4.10 ||
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਾਨ ਰਾਘਵ ਜਦੋਂ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਭਵਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ, ਤਦੋਂ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਦੂਰੋਂ ਹੀ ਪਿਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਹੱਥ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮ ਕਰਕੇ ਵੰਦਨਾ ਕੀਤੀ।
On entering his father's palace, glorious Rama, folded his hands and bent low in reverence from a distance and beheld his father.
FAQs
It models pitṛbhakti and maryādā: honoring one’s father through humility and respectful greeting.
Rāma arrives at Daśaratha’s residence and formally pays respect before speaking.
Reverence and self-restraint—Rāma’s disciplined etiquette in the royal household.