Shloka 2.100.73
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma (Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare)
कच्चिदेषैव ते बुद्धिर्यथोक्ता मम राघव।आयुष्या च यशस्या च धर्मकामार्थ संहिता।।।।
kaccid eṣaiva te buddhir yathoktā mama rāghava | āyuṣyā ca yaśasyā ca dharmakāmārtha saṃhitā ||
O Rāghava, may your understanding accord with what I have said—an understanding that sustains long life and good fame, and that is harmonized with dharma, rightful pleasure, and prosperity.
O Bharata, I trust your intellect is in conformity with what I said conducive to long life, and fame in accordance with righteousness, (legitimate) pleasure and prosperity.
A sound intellect integrates life’s aims under dharma: artha and kāma are legitimate only when aligned with righteousness and truth.
Rāma tests whether Bharata has internalized dharmic instruction suitable for rulership—bringing honor and stability rather than impulsive desire.
Prudence (buddhi) guided by dharma—wisdom that balances human goals without abandoning moral law.