Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.19: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 19
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
भार्गवश्च्यवनो नाम हिमवन्तमुपाश्रितः ।
तमृषिं समुपागम्य कालिन्दी त्वभ्यवादयत् ॥१९॥
स तामभ्यवदद्विप्रो वरेप्सुं पुत्रजन्मनि ।
bhārgavaś chyavano nāma himavantam upāśritaḥ |
taṁ ṛṣiṁ samupāgamya kālindī tv abhyavādayat ||19||
sa tām abhyavadad vipro varepsuṁ putra-janmani |
มีฤๅษีเชื้อสายภารคพนามว่า จยวนะ พำนักอาศัยอยู่ ณ หิมวัต เมื่อกาลินทีเข้าไปเฝ้าฤๅษีผู้ทรงตบะนั้นแล้วถวายบังคมด้วยความเคารพ พราหมณ์ฤๅษีจึงกล่าวกับนาง ผู้ปรารถนาพรคือการได้ประสูติพระโอรส
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Respect toward sages and elders (abhyavādana) is shown as a dharmic gateway to receiving guidance and blessings; humility before spiritual authority is presented as culturally and ethically foundational.
Within Jābāli’s broader attempt to persuade Rāma to return, a traditional exemplum is introduced: Kālindī approaches the sage Cyavana on Himavat seeking a boon for a son.
Kālindī’s reverence and disciplined approach to a sage—seeking legitimate means (blessing/boon) rather than coercion—highlights humility and faith in righteous counsel.
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