Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 46
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
नारदस्तुम्भुरुर्गोपः प्रवरास्सूर्यवर्चसः।एते गन्धर्वराजानो भरतस्याग्रतो जगुः।।।।
nāradas tumbhurur gopaḥ pravarāḥ sūryavarcasaḥ |
ete gandharvarājāno bharatasyāgrato jaguḥ ||
Нарада, Тумбуру и Гопа — выдающиеся цари среди гандхарвов, сияющие, как солнце, — пели перед Бхаратой.
Thereafter, the apsaras, Alambusa, Misrakesi, Pundarika and Vamana danced near Bharata at the command of Bharadwaja.
FAQs
Honoring the righteous through fitting welcome: dharma includes showing reverence to worthy guests and leaders, using arts in a dignified way.
Celestial gandharvas appear and perform music in Bharata’s presence during Bharadvāja’s reception.
Bharata’s worthiness (pātratā): such honors are portrayed as naturally accruing to a dharmic person.