Shloka 2.70.30
भरतस्य दूतसमागमः तथा केकयराजनः अनुज्ञा (Bharata Meets the Messengers; Kekaya King Grants Leave)
बलेन गुप्तो भरतो महात्मा सहार्यकस्याऽत्मसमैरमात्यैः।आदाय शत्रुघ्नमपेतशत्रुर्गृहाद्ययौ सिद्ध इवेन्द्रलोकात्।।2.70.30।।
sa mātāmaham āpṛcchya mātulaṁ ca yudhājitam |
ratham āruhya bharataḥ śatrughna-sahito yayau ||2.70.28||
Having taken leave of his maternal grandfather and his maternal uncle Yudhājit, Bharata, accompanied by Śatrughna, mounted the chariot and departed.
Under the protection of the army, the illustrious Bharata who was devoid of enemies, accompanied by ministers who were comparable to him and Satrughna, departed from his venerable grandfather's house like a siddha leaving the regions of Indra.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē saptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventieth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
Dharma is respectful leave-taking: before undertaking a serious journey or duty, one honors elders and seeks their consent and blessings.
Bharata formally takes leave of his maternal relatives and begins the journey back, with Śatrughna at his side.
Filial piety and humility—Bharata acts with deference to elders and solidarity with his brother.