Shloka 10
तापसाश्रममण्डलदर्शनम्
Entering Dandaka and Meeting the Sages
दिव्यज्ञानोपपन्नास्ते रामं दृष्ट्वा महर्षयः।।।।अभ्यगच्छन्स्तदा प्रीता वैदेहीं च यशस्विनीम्।
divyajñānopapannās te rāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā maharṣayaḥ || abhyagacchans tadā prītā vaidehīṃ ca yaśasvinīm |
दिव्यज्ञानोपपन्नास्ते रामं दृष्ट्वा महर्षयः। अभ्यगच्छन् तदा प्रीता वैदेहीं च यशस्विनीम्॥
On seeing Rama with illustrious Sita, the great sages, richly endowed with divine knowledge, went forward to greet him.
FAQs
Respect for righteousness and spiritual merit: the sages, recognizing Rāma’s worth and Sītā’s fame, respond with gladness and reverent welcome—an early movement toward proper hospitality (atithi-dharma).
Rāma and Sītā arrive among forest-dwelling sages in Daṇḍaka; the sages see them and move forward to receive them.
The sages’ discernment and reverence (recognizing dharmic excellence), and their graciousness in welcoming worthy guests.