Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 79, Shloka 11
भरतस्य राज्यत्यागः तथा रामानयनप्रतिज्ञा
Bharata Rejects Kingship and Vows to Bring Rama Back
तत्रैवं तं नरव्याघ्रमभिषिच्य पुरस्कृतम्।आनेष्यामि तु वै रामं हव्यवाहमिवाध्वरात्।।2.79.11।
tatraivaṃ taṃ naravyāghram abhiṣicya puraskṛtam |
āneṣyāmi tu vai rāmaṃ havyavāham ivādhvarāt ||
There, having consecrated that tiger among men—Rāma—and letting him go before me, I will surely bring him back, like the sacred fire brought forth from a sacrifice.
After coronating Rama, the best of men, there itself, I will definitely bring him back, letting him go ahead of me, like the sacred fire carried from the place of sacrifice.
FAQs
Dharma links rulership with sacred order: Bharata frames Rāma’s return and coronation as restoring cosmic and social correctness, like preserving ritual fire.
Bharata vows not only to crown Rāma but to escort him back with honor, using a Vedic simile to stress sanctity.
Reverence (bhakti/śraddhā) toward rightful authority: Bharata treats Rāma’s kingship as inviolable.