त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
तत्पूर्वमैक्ष्वाकसुतो महात्मारामो गमिष्यन्वनमार्तरूपम्।व्यतिष्ठत प्रेक्ष्य तदा सुमन्त्रंपितुर्महात्मा प्रतिहारणार्थम्।।।।
tatpūrvam aikṣvākasuto mahātmā rāmo gamiṣyan vanam ārtarūpam | vyatiṣṭhata prekṣya tadā sumantraṃ pitur mahātmā pratihāraṇārtham ||
அப்போது முதன்முறையாக இக்ஷ்வாகு குலநந்தனனான மகாத்மா ஸ்ரீராமன், துயரச்சாயை படிந்த முகத்துடன் வனத்திற்குச் செல்லத் தயாரானான். அச்சமயம் சுமந்திரனைப் பார்த்தவுடன் சிறிது நேரம் நின்றான்; தன் வருகையை மகாத்மையான தந்தைக்கு அறிவிக்கச் செய்வதற்காகவே.
Seeing Rama walking without the royal umbrella, people were very much shocked. They expressed their reaction in so many words:
Dharma includes proper communication and respect for elders: Rāma follows courtly propriety by having his arrival announced before meeting his father.
On the verge of the forest-exile, Rāma pauses after noticing Sumantra, arranging for Daśaratha to be informed.
Rāma’s humility and discipline—he does not rush in but proceeds according to accepted duty and decorum.
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