Shloka 2.106.33
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः (Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return)
तथाहि रामो भरतेन ताम्यता प्रसाद्यमानश्शिरसा महीपतिः।नचैव चक्रे गमनाय सत्त्ववान्मतिं पितुस्तद्वचने प्रतिष्ठितः।।।।
tathā hi rāmo bharatena tāmyatā prasādyamānaś śirasā mahīpatiḥ | na caiva cakre gamanāya sattvavān matiṃ pituḥ tad-vacane pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||
Though Bharata—anguished and with bowed head—kept pleading, Rama, the virtuous lord of the earth, formed no resolve to return; he stood firmly established in his father’s word.
Thus besought and propitiated by Bharata with his head bowed low and distressed, the virtuous lord of the world, Rama, firmly established in the words of his father, resolved not to go back to Ayodhya.
Satya as dharma: Rama treats his father’s spoken commitment as binding, showing that moral truthfulness and fidelity to promises outweigh personal or political advantage.
The narration summarizes Rama’s response to Bharata’s intense pleading—Rama refuses to return because of his father’s command/promise.
Rama’s firmness (sthairya) and integrity in upholding a vow connected to paternal authority.