Shloka 25

Saptajana-āśrama Darśana and the Approach to Kiṣkindhā

Hermitage of Seven Sages; March toward Vāli’s Capital

Devanagari script

कुरु प्रणामं धर्मात्मंस्तेषामुद्दिश्य राघव।लक्ष्मणेव सह भ्रात्रा प्रयन्तस्सयताञ्जलिः।।

Transliteration

kuru praṇāmaṃ dharmātmans teṣām uddiśya rāghava | lakṣmaṇenaiva saha bhrātrā prayataḥ sayatāñjaliḥ ||

Translation

హే ధర్మాత్మ రాఘవా, వారిని ఉద్దేశించి మనసులో ప్రణామం చేయుము; లక్ష్మణ భ్రాతతో కలిసి సంయమంతో అంజలి బద్ధంగా ముందుకు సాగుము।

Word by Word

कुरुdo/offer

प्रणामम्obeisance

धर्मात्मन्O righteous-souled one

तेषाम्to/for them

उद्दिश्यwith reference to, addressing

राघवO Rāghava

लक्ष्मणlike Lakṣmaṇa

इवlike

सहtogether with

भ्रात्राwith (your) brother

प्रयतःhumbly, self-controlled

सयताञ्जलिःwith joined palms

Context

'O rigteous Rama! you and your brother Lakshmana humbly offer obeisance to them(sacred hermitage and sages Saptajana) with folded hands and meditate on them.

Characters & Entities

Rāghava (Rāma)

Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Maryādā (right conduct) is central: sacred persons and places must be approached with humility, mental reverence, and disciplined bodily comportment.

What is the narrative situation?

Before entering/approaching the powerful hermitage, Rāma is instructed to offer respectful obeisance and proceed with Lakṣmaṇa in a reverent manner.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility (vinaya): honoring spiritual excellence through respectful speech, thought, and gesture.