Valmiki Ramayana 2.112.25: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 25
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
चतुर्दशे तु संपूर्णे वर्षेऽहनि रघूत्तम ॥२५॥
न द्रक्ष्यामि यदि त्वां तु प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम् ।
caturdaśe tu saṃpūrṇe varṣe ’hani raghūttama ||25||
na drakṣyāmi yadi tvāṃ tu pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam |
Doch, o Bester der Raghus, wenn ich dich am Tage, da die vierzehn Jahre vollendet sind, nicht erblicke, dann werde ich in das verzehrende Feuer treten.
O best of the Raghus, if I do not behold you on the day after completion of fourteen years I shall enter the blazing fire.
FAQs
Radical accountability to truth: Bharata binds himself to Rama’s promised return, treating the vow as sacred and non-negotiable.
Bharata intensifies his commitment by declaring a severe self-penalty if Rama does not return at the end of exile.
Bharata’s steadfastness (dṛḍha-vrata) and unwavering loyalty to dharma over personal survival.
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