Shloka 27
Saptajana-āśrama Darśana and the Approach to Kiṣkindhā
Hermitage of Seven Sages; March toward Vāli’s Capital
ततो रामस्सह भ्रात्रा लक्ष्मणेन कृताञ्जलिः।समुद्दिश्य महात्मानस्तानृषीनभ्यवादयत्।।
tato rāmas saha bhrātrā lakṣmaṇena kṛtāñjaliḥ | samuddiśya mahātmānas tān ṛṣīn abhyavādayat ||
ครั้นแล้วพระรามพร้อมพระอนุชาลักษมณะ ประนมมือ ระลึกถึงฤๅษีมหาตมะเหล่านั้นในใจ แล้วถวายอภิวาทด้วยความเคารพ
Rama and Lakshmana offered salutations with folded hands in memory of those great sages, great souls.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as maryādā (proper conduct): even while engaged in urgent aims, Rāma maintains reverence for spiritual authority and remembers sages with respect.
After leaving the sages’ region, Rāma formally offers salutations—physically and mentally—before proceeding onward with Lakṣmaṇa.
Saṃskāra and humility: Rāma’s disciplined habit of honoring the righteous and spiritually accomplished.