Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 51: King Viśvāmitra Arrives at Vasiṣṭha’s Āśrama
Text 1.51.9
अपि शान्तेन मनसा गुरुर्मे कुशिकात्मज।
इहागतेन रामेण प्रयतेनाभिवादितः॥
api śāntena manasā gurur me kuśikātmaja
ihāgatena rāmeṇa prayatenābhivāditaḥ
api = has; śāntena manasā = whose mind was peaceful and free from anger; guruḥ me = my revered father; kuśika-ātmaja = O Kuśika’s son; iha = our āśrama; āgatena = who had arrived at; rāmeṇa = Rāma; prayatena = the devoted; abhivāditaḥ = offered respectful obeisances.
O Kuśika’s son, has the devoted Rāma who had arrived at our āśrama offered respectful obeisances unto my revered father whose mind was peaceful and free from anger?