Shloka 2.106.2
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः (Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return)
को हि स्यादीदृशो लोके यादृश स्त्वमरिन्दमः।।।।न त्वां प्रव्यथयेद्दुःखं प्रीतिर्वा नप्रहर्षयेत्।सम्मतश्चासि वृद्धानां तांश्च पृच्छसि संशयान्।।।।
eṣa hi prathamo dharmaḥ kṣatriyasyābhiṣecanam |
yena śakyaṁ mahāprājña prajānāṁ paripālanam ||
O great-souled wise one, the foremost dharma of a kṣatriya is consecration as king; by that royal investiture, the protection and governance of the subjects becomes possible.
O subduer of enemies, you are of such nature that neither sorrow pains you nor pleasure delights you. There are none in this world like you. You are loved by the elders, for you seek their counsel whenever you have doubts.
Rajadharma: for a kṣatriya, accepting legitimate kingship is not personal ambition but a duty enabling protection of the people.
Bharata argues that Rama should be crowned, because only through rightful enthronement can the kingdom be properly governed.
Rama’s fitness for public responsibility—wisdom directed toward the welfare of the subjects.