Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 16
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
आगता त्वामियं बुद्धिस्स्वजा वैनयिकी च या ।
भृशमुत्सहसे तात रक्षितुं पृथिवीमपि ॥१६॥
āgatā tvām iyaṃ buddhis svajā vainayikī ca yā |
bhṛśam utsahase tāta rakṣituṃ pṛthivīm api ||16||
Mein lieber Sohn, diese Einsicht ist zu dir gekommen—dir angeboren und durch Zucht veredelt; mit ihr bist du völlig fähig, selbst die Erde zu beschützen.
O child, this wisdom of yours is both inborn and imbibed through training. With this,you are perfectly capable of protecting the earth.
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Competent governance depends on cultivated discernment: virtue is both innate disposition and disciplined learning, enabling protection of society.
Rāma responds to Bharata’s plea by affirming Bharata’s capacity and education for rulership.
Buddhi guided by vinaya—intelligence shaped by ethical training—presented as the foundation of responsible rule.
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