Valmiki Ramayana 2.89.23 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 89, Shloka 23
गङ्गातरणम्
Bharata’s Ferrying of the Army across the Ganga
स ब्राह्मणस्याऽश्रममभ्युपेत्य महात्मनो देवपुरोहितस्य।ददर्श रम्योटजवृक्षषण्डं महद्वनं विप्रवरस्य रम्यम्।।।।
sa brāhmaṇasyāśramam abhyupetya mahātmano devapurohitasya | dadarśa ramyoṭajavṛkṣaṣaṇḍaṃ mahad vanaṃ vipravarasya ramyam ||
स महात्मनो देवपुरोहितस्य ब्राह्मणस्य आश्रमम् अभ्युपेत्य। रम्योटजवृक्षषण्डं रम्यं विप्रवरस्य महद्वनं ददर्श॥
Then at Bharata's command Guha returned to his habitation quickly and said to his relations:
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Dharma is reverence for sacred institutions: the hermitage represents a moral and spiritual center where rulers seek guidance and cultivate restraint.
Bharata arrives at Bharadvāja’s āśrama and observes its serene, well-ordered natural and human setting.
Bharata’s respect for ascetic life and readiness to seek counsel from the wise.
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