Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.22: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 22
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
तां रम्यजलसंपूर्णां सन्तीर्य सहबान्धवः शृङ्गिबेरपुरं रम्यं प्रविवेश ससैनिकः ।
शृङ्गिबेरपुराद्भूय स्त्वयोध्यां सन्ददर्श ह ॥२२॥
tāṃ ramyajalasaṃpūrṇāṃ santīrya sahabāndhavaḥ śṛṅgiberapuraṃ ramyaṃ praviveśa sasainikaḥ |
śṛṅgiberapurād bhūyaḥ tv ayodhyāṃ sandadarśa ha ||22||
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.
Bharata along with his kins and his army crossed the Ganga with its overflowing, wonderful waters and entered the beautiful city of Sringiberapura and from there he proceeded until he beheld the city of Ayodhya.
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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.
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