Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 8
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
ह्लादितस्तेन वाक्येन शुभेन शुभदर्शनः ।
राम स्संहृष्टवदनस्तानृषीनभ्यपूजयत् ॥८॥
hlāditas tena vākyena śubhena śubhadarśanaḥ |
rāmaḥ saṃhṛṣṭavadanas tān ṛṣīn abhyapūjayat ||8||
เมื่อได้สดับถ้อยคำอันเป็นมงคลนั้น พระรามผู้มีพระสิริอันเป็นมงคลก็ปลื้มปีติ พระพักตร์ผ่องใสยินดี แล้วทรงนอบน้อมบูชาฤๅษีทั้งหลายด้วยความเคารพ
Of pleasing appearance, Rama, gladdened by the auspicious statements (of the sages), paid them homage with a cheerful countenance.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring spiritual authority: respectful acknowledgment of wise counsel sustains righteous decision-making.
After the sages’ endorsement of the dharmic course, Rāma responds with reverence and gratitude.
Humility and gratitude—Rāma does not treat righteousness as self-sufficient pride, but as guidance to be honored.
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