Shloka 2.115.21
पादुकाभिषेकः — The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama
अभिषिक्ते तु काकुत्स्थे प्रहृष्टमुदिते जने।प्रीतिर्मम यशश्चैव भवेद्राज्याच्चतुर्गुणम्।।।।
abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane | prītir mama yaśaś caiva bhaved rāj्यāc caturguṇam ||
When Kakutstha (Rāma) is consecrated and the people rejoice in gladness, my joy and my good name will be fourfold greater than any joy derived from ruling.
After Rama is coronated and the people are delighted and pleased, the renown andpleasure for me will be fourfold (what is obtained from ruling the kingdom).
True fulfillment comes from dharmic order and public happiness, not from personal rule; Bharata values Rama’s coronation as the highest good.
Bharata contrasts the satisfaction of seeing Rama crowned and the people rejoicing with the lesser satisfaction of holding kingship himself.
Detachment from power and concern for collective well-being: his ‘gain’ is the people’s joy under the rightful king.