पादुकाभिषेकः · The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama
नन्दिग्रामं गमिष्यामि सर्वानामन्त्रयेऽद्य वः ।
तत्र दुःखमिदं सर्वं सहिष्ये राघवं विना ॥२॥
nandigrāmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sarvān āmantraye 'dya vaḥ |
tatra duḥkham idaṃ sarvaṃ sahiṣye rāghavaṃ vinā ||2||
আজি মই তোমালোক সকলোকে বিদায় জনাই নন্দিগ্ৰামলৈ যাম; তাত ৰাঘৱ বিনা এই সকলো দুখ সহিব লাগিব।
I take leave of all of you. I am going to Nandigrama where I shall keep company with grief on account of Rama's absence.
Self-chosen austerity for righteousness: Bharata accepts personal hardship to avoid enjoying comforts that properly belong to Rama.
Bharata announces his departure from the capital to live at Nandigrāma while Rama is absent.
Self-denial and steadfastness: he chooses a life marked by sorrow and restraint rather than royal ease.
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