Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 45
Śrī Rāmacandra-avatāra — Vow, Exile, Laṅkā-vijaya, and Rāma-rājya
Concise Bhāgavata Account
भ्रात्राभिनन्दित: सोऽथ सोत्सवां प्राविशत् पुरीम् । प्रविश्य राजभवनं गुरुपत्नी: स्वमातरम् ॥ ४५ ॥ गुरून् वयस्यावरजान् पूजित: प्रत्यपूजयत् । वैदेही लक्ष्मणश्चैव यथावत् समुपेयतु: ॥ ४६ ॥
bhrātrābhinanditaḥ so ’tha sotsavāṁ prāviśat purīm praviśya rāja-bhavanaṁ guru-patnīḥ sva-mātaram
随后，蒙兄长婆罗多欢喜迎接，罗摩旃陀罗尊主在盛大庆典中进入阿逾陀城。入王宫后，他向诸位母后——包括凯凯伊及达沙罗陀诸妃——一一顶礼，尤向亲母考萨利亚致敬；并礼敬婆悉吒等灵性导师。同龄与年少的友人礼拜于他，他亦如法回礼；毗提诃之女悉多与罗什曼那亦同样行礼，于是众人一同入宫。
FAQs
In this verse, Lord Rāma, after being welcomed, enters the palace and respectfully honors the wives of His elders and His own mother, demonstrating dharma through humility and reverence.
The city is said to be “sotsavā”—filled with celebration—because the Lord’s return brings joy, auspiciousness, and a renewal of righteous rule.
Cultivate gratitude and humility by regularly offering respect to parents, teachers, and seniors—through service, kind speech, and responsible conduct.