Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 54: Rāmacandra Meets Bharadvāja Ṛṣi
Text 2.54.9
रामस्त्वाश्रममासाद्य त्रासयन्मृगपक्षिणः।
गत्वा मुहूर्तमध्वानं भरद्वाजमुपागमत्॥
rāmas tv āśramam āsādya trāsayan mṛga-pakṣiṇaḥ
gatvā muhūrtam adhvānaṁ bharadvājam upāgamat
rāmaḥ tu = when Rāma; āśramam = the āśrama; āsādya = reached; trāsayan = became frightened; mṛga-pakṣiṇaḥ = the beasts and birds; gatvā = walking; muhūrtam = by a short; adhvānam = path; bharadvājam = Bharadvāja; upāgamat = He approached.
When Rāma reached the āśrama, the beasts and birds became frightened. Walking by a short path, He approached Bharadvāja.
The beasts and birds became frightened upon seeing [Rāma’s] unprecedented appearance.
GLOSS. It is implied that the beasts and birds were frightened because He held a bow.