Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda
Valmiki Ramayana 2.16.15 meaning
yatomoolam narah pashyet pradurbhavam ih-atmanah
katham tasmin na varteta pratyakshe sati daivate
यतोमूलं नरः पश्येत्प्रादुर्भावमिहात्मनः।
कथं तस्मिन्न वर्तेत प्रत्यक्षे सति दैवते॥
How can a person not obey the one from whom his very existence comes, a living god right before his eyes?
What it means
Rama sees his father as the visible source of his life. Respect for parents is gratitude for the very fact that we exist and were raised with care.हिंदी में अर्थ
जिससे मनुष्य का अपना अस्तित्व है, उस प्रत्यक्ष देवता के अनुसार वह कैसे न चले?
राम अपने पिता को अपने जीवन का प्रत्यक्ष स्रोत मानते हैं। माता-पिता का सम्मान इस बात की कृतज्ञता है कि हम हैं और हमें प्यार से पाला गया।
Spoken by Rama.
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