Shloka 2.112.21

पादुकाप्रदानम् (The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship)

Devanagari script

आधिरोहाऽर्य पादाभ्यां पादुके हेमभूषिते।एतेहि सर्वलोकस्य योगक्षेमं विधास्यतः।।2.112.21।।

Transliteration

ādhirohārya pādābhyāṃ pāduke hemabhūṣite |

ete hi sarvalokasya yogakṣemaṃ vidhāsyataḥ || 2.112.21 ||

Translation

O noble one, place your feet upon these sandals adorned with gold; for these will indeed secure the welfare and safety of all the people.

Context

O noble one, place your feet on these sandals decorated with gold. They will secure the prosperity and safety of the entire world.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rama
• Pādukā (sandals)
• Gold (hema)
• Sarvaloka (all people)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Bharata affirms that rightful authority rests with Rama; governance is dharmic only when aligned with the legitimate king, aimed at the people’s yogakṣema (welfare and security).

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata urges Rama to sanctify the royal sandals by stepping on them, so they may serve as the symbolic seat of Rama’s rule while Rama remains in exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s humility and loyalty—he seeks no personal power and frames kingship as service to the world under Rama’s legitimacy.