Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 5
स रामभवनं प्राप्य पाण्डुराभ्रघनप्रभम्। तिस्रः कक्ष्या रथेनैव विवेशमुनिसत्तमः
sa rāmabhavanaṃ prāpya pāṇḍurābhraghanaprabham| tisraḥ kakṣyā rathenaiva viveśamunisattamaḥ
Having crossed the three courtyards in the chariot, that foremost of ascetics (Vasistha) entered Rams's abode, shining like a mass of white clouds.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Vasistha crosses three courtyards in his chariot to reach Rama's abode. The three thresholds mark a progression from the public world of the court to the private world of the prince. The sage enters like a messenger of destiny — which he is.
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