Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.45: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 45
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
याभिर्गृहीतः पुरुषस्सोन्माद इव लक्ष्यते ।
आगुर्विंशतिसाहस्रा नन्दनादप्सरोगणाः ॥४५॥
yābhir gṛhītaḥ puruṣaḥ sonmāda iva lakṣyate |
āgur viṃśatisāhasrā nandanād apsarogaṇāḥ ||45||
याभिर्गृहीतः पुरुषः सोन्माद इव लक्ष्यते। नन्दनादप्सरोगणाः विंशतिसाहस्रा समागमन्॥
Troops of twenty thousand apsaras by whom any man when taken hold of in their arms could be intoxicated with intense passion, came from Nandana gardens.
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The verse highlights the power of sensual temptation; dharma requires restraint (dama) and clarity of purpose even amid alluring pleasures.
As part of Bharadvāja’s extraordinary hospitality, celestial entertainers arrive to honor Bharata and his party.
Implicitly, Bharata’s self-control is tested—his virtue is steadiness and discipline despite enticing diversions.
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