Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4, Shloka 10
अयोध्याकाण्डे चतुर्थः सर्गः
Rāma Summoned; Pushya Coronation Decision
प्रविशन्नेव च श्रीमान्राघवो भवनं पितुः।ददर्श पितरं दूरात्प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः।।2.4.10।।
praviśann eva ca śrīmān rāghavo bhavanaṃ pituḥ | dadarśa pitaraṃ dūrāt praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ || 2.4.10 ||
திருமிகு ராகவன் தந்தையின் அரண்மனைக்குள் நுழைந்தவுடனே தூரத்திலிருந்து தந்தையைப் பார்த்தான்; கைகூப்பி வணங்கி பணிவுடன் தாழ்ந்து प्रणாமம் செய்தான்।
On entering his father's palace, glorious Rama, folded his hands and bent low in reverence from a distance and beheld his father.
FAQs
It models pitṛbhakti and maryādā: honoring one’s father through humility and respectful greeting.
Rāma arrives at Daśaratha’s residence and formally pays respect before speaking.
Reverence and self-restraint—Rāma’s disciplined etiquette in the royal household.