Shloka 2.100.12
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma (Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare)
कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजुः।हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा।।।।
kaccid agniṣu te yukto vidhijño matimān ṛjuḥ | hutaṃ ca hoṣyamāṇaṃ ca kāle vedayate sadā ||
“Is the upright and discerning ritual expert assigned to your sacred fires—does he always inform you in due time of what has been offered and what remains to be offered?”
I trust, the sagacious priest who knows ritual precepts, who is upright and is employed to take care of your sacred fires, informs you always regarding what was offered and what is to be offered as oblation at appropriate time.
Dharma is sustained through disciplined regularity: rightful rule includes ensuring religious and civic duties are performed on time and with clarity, not neglected through disorder.
Rāma continues assessing whether Bharata maintains the kingdom’s sacred obligations and the proper functioning of ritual administration.
Bharata’s expected conscientiousness in duty; and Rāma’s emphasis on steadiness and accountability in public life.