Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 17
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
अमात्यैश्च सुहृद्भिश्च बुद्धिमद्भिश्च मन्त्रिभिः।सर्वकार्याणि सम्मन्त्र्य सुमहन्त्यपि कारय।।2.112.17।।
amātyaiś ca suhṛdbhiś ca buddhimadbhiś ca mantribhiḥ | sarvakāryāṇi sammantrya sumahanty api kāraya || 2.112.17 ||
অমাত্য, সুহৃদ আৰু বুদ্ধিমান মন্ত্ৰীসকলৰ সৈতে সকলো কাৰ্য পৰামৰ্শ কৰি, অতি মহান আৰু দুষ্কৰ যেন লগা কাৰ্যসমূহো সম্পাদন কৰোৱা।
The Moon might lose its splendour, snow might abandon the Himavat mountain, the ocean might overstep its shores, but I shall not forsake the promise made to my father.
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Rājadharma requires deliberation and counsel; ethical power is exercised through collective wisdom rather than solitary will.
Rāma instructs Bharata on how to administer affairs effectively—through consultation with capable advisors.
Prudence and humility in governance: the ruler listens, deliberates, and then acts decisively.
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