अयोध्याकाण्डे विंशः सर्गः
Rama Enters Kauśalyā’s Antaḥpura; Ritual Preparations and the Shock of Exile
प्रणम्य रामस्तान्विप्रांस्तृतीयायां ददर्श सः।स्त्रियो वृद्धास्तथा बाला द्वाररक्षणतत्पराः।।।।
praṇamya rāmas tān viprāṃs tṛtīyāyāṃ dadarśa saḥ | striyo vṛddhās tathā bālā dvāra-rakṣaṇa-tatparāḥ || 2.20.12 ||
ان برہمنوں کو پرنام کر کے رام نے تیسرے صحن میں دیکھا کہ عورتیں—بوڑھیاں بھی اور کمسن بھی—دروازے کی نگہبانی میں مستعد کھڑی ہیں۔
Rama wished the brahmins and saw old men, women and children vigilantly guarding the door in the third courtyard.
Dharma is practiced through respect (praṇāma) to the worthy and through disciplined duty (guarding), showing social order and responsibility.
Rāma proceeds inward, first honoring the brahmins, then encountering vigilant attendants guarding access in the next enclosure.
Rāma’s humility and courtesy, and the attendants’ steadfastness in assigned duty.
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