Valmiki Ramayana 2.90.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 8
भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्
Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage
वसिष्ठो भरतश्चैनं पप्रच्छतुरनामयम् ।
शरीरेऽग्निषु वृक्षेषु शिष्येषु मृगपक्षिषु ॥८॥
vasiṣṭho bharataś cainaṃ papracchatur anāmayam |
śarīre 'gniṣu vṛkṣeṣu śiṣyeṣu mṛga-pakṣiṣu ||8||
Wasisztha i Bharata z kolei zapytali go o jego pomyślność - o zdrowie, święte ognie, drzewa, uczniów oraz zwierzęta i ptaki pustelni.
Vasistha and Bharata also enquired about his health and welfare of his sacred fires, his disciples, animals and birds and trees of the hermitage.
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Reciprocity and care: dharma in relationships includes mutual inquiry and concern, extending even to the āśrama’s living ecology.
After Bharadvāja’s hospitality, Vasiṣṭha and Bharata respond by asking about the sage’s health and the condition of his hermitage.
Consideration and reverence—Bharata and Vasiṣṭha show respectful attentiveness to a sage’s life and duties.
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