Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 30
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
अथाऽनुपूर्व्यात्प्रतिनन्द्य तं जनं गुरूंश्च मन्त्रिप्रकृतीस्तथाऽनुजौ।व्यसर्जयद्राघववंशवर्धनस्थिरः स्वधर्मे हिमवानिवाचलः।।2.112.30।।
athānupūrv yāt pratinandya taṃ janaṃ gurūṃś ca mantriprakṛtīs tathānujau | vyasarjayad rāghavavaṃśavardhana-sthiraḥ svadharme himavān ivācalaḥ || 2.112.30 ||
Thereafter, greeting the people in due order, and likewise the preceptors, ministers, and subjects—and blessing his younger brothers—Rāma, enhancer of Raghu’s line, steadfast in his own dharma like the unmoving Himavān, sent them on their way.
Of pleasing appearance, Rama, gladdened by the auspicious statements (of the sages), paid them homage with a cheerful countenance.
FAQs
Dharma is steadiness and propriety: even in crisis, one must uphold correct social order (anupūrvyā) and remain firm in svadharma.
Rāma completes the formal leave-taking—honoring elders and the polity—then sends Bharata and others back, maintaining composure and order.
Steadfastness (sthāiratā): Rāma’s unwavering commitment to his ethical path is compared to the immovable Himālaya.