Valmiki Ramayana 2.56.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 16
चित्रकूटगमनम् तथा पर्णशालाप्रवेशः
Arrival at Chitrakuta and Establishing the Leaf-Hut
इति सीता च रामश्च लक्ष्मणश्च कृताञ्जलिः ।
अभिगम्याऽश्रमं सर्वे वाल्मीकि मभिवादयन् ॥१६॥
iti sītā ca rāmaś ca lakṣmaṇaś ca kṛtāñjaliḥ |
abhigamyāśramaṁ sarve vālmīkim abhivādayan ||16||
ఇట్లు సీతా రాములు, మరియు కృతాంజలిగా లక్ష్మణుడు—అందరూ ఆశ్రమాన్ని సమీపించి మహర్షి వాల్మీకిని నమస్కరించిరి।
Thus Rama, Sita and Lakshmana approached the hermitage of sage Valmiki and paid obeisance to him with folded hands.
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Dharma as maryādā: honoring spiritual authority through respectful approach and salutation. Reverence to sages is presented as a foundational social and ethical duty.
Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana reach Valmiki’s hermitage and formally greet him with folded hands.
Humility and reverence—despite royal stature, they follow ascetic-house etiquette.
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