Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 15
अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58)
Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold
सूत मद्वचनात्तस्य तातस्य विदितात्मनः।शिरसा वन्दनीयस्य वन्द्यौ पादौ महात्मनः।।।।
sūta madvacanāt tasya tātasya viditātmanaḥ |
śirasā vandanīyasya vandyau pādau mahātmanaḥ ||
“اے سوت! میری طرف سے میرے پتا—جو شریف النفس، خوددار اور سر جھکا کر قابلِ تعظیم ہیں—کو یہ بات پہنچا دینا کہ میں اس مہاتما کے اُن قدموں پر سر رکھتا ہوں جو خود بھی لائقِ پرستش و تعظیم ہیں۔”
'On my behalf convey, O charioteer, without any distinction, my salutations to all thewomen befitting their status and tell them I was enquiring about their wellbeing.
FAQs
Filial dharma: honoring one’s parents through humility, reverence, and truthful conveyance of respect, even while separated by exile.
Rāma sends a formal message through the charioteer to Daśaratha, expressing reverence and submission.
Rāma’s obedience, humility, and reverence toward his father are emphasized.