Shloka 2.113.4
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च (The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya)
पश्यन्धातुसहस्राणि रम्याणि विविधानि च।प्रययौ तस्य पार्श्वेन ससैन्यो भरतस्तदा।।।।
tāṃ ramyajalasaṃpūrṇāṃ santīrya sahabāndhavaḥ śṛṅgiberapuraṃ ramyaṃ praviveśa sasainikaḥ | śṛṅgiberapurād bhūyaḥ tv ayodhyāṃ sandadarśa ha ||
Crossing the Gaṅgā, full of delightful waters, Bharata—together with his kinsmen and army—entered the lovely city of Śṛṅgiberapura; and from Śṛṅgiberapura, he again came to behold Ayodhyā.
Beholding a thousand varieties of beautiful minerals, Bharata with his army proceeded alongside the mountain.
Dharma is continuity of duty through transitions: sacred crossings and city-stops frame Bharata’s return as a purposeful movement toward resolving a moral and royal rupture.
Bharata crosses the Gaṅgā, enters Śṛṅgiberapura, and then advances until Ayodhyā comes into view.
Determination (dṛḍha-saṅkalpa)—Bharata presses on with his people toward the center of responsibility.