Shloka 14
अगस्त्याश्रमप्रवेशः तथा दिव्यायुधप्रदानम्
Entry into Agastya’s Hermitage and the Gift of Divine Weapons
ततो गत्वाऽऽश्रमपदं शिष्येण सह लक्ष्मणः।। ।।दर्शयामास काकुत्स्थं सीतां च जनकात्मजाम्।
tato gatvāśramapadaṃ śiṣyeṇa saha lakṣmaṇaḥ |
darśayāmāsa kākutsthaṃ sītāṃ ca janakātmajām ||
ततो लक्ष्मणः शिष्येण सह आश्रमपदं गत्वा काकुत्स्थं रामं सीतां च जनकात्मजां दर्शयामास।
The disciple humbly reported Agastya's words and ushered him in with befitting hospitality.
FAQs
Maryādā (propriety) in social-religious encounter: visitors are properly identified and introduced before entering a revered sage’s space.
Lakṣmaṇa accompanies the disciple to the hermitage area and indicates who Rāma and Sītā are.
Lakṣmaṇa’s attentive service and orderly conduct in facilitating the meeting.