Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.9: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 9
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
भागीरथीं दुष्प्रतरामंशुधाने महानदीम्।
उपायाद्राघवस्तूर्णं प्राग्वटे विश्रुते पुरे।।2.71.9।।
bhāgīrathīṃ duṣpratarām aṃśudhāne mahānadīm |
upāyād rāghavas tūrṇaṃ prāgvaṭe viśrute pure || 2.71.9 ||
Bharata, scion of the Raghus, quickly reached the renowned city of Prāgvaṭa; and he came up to the great river Bhāgīrathī, hard to cross at the ford called Aṃśudhāna.
Bharata, the descendant of Raghu, knowing that the mighty river Bhagirathi was difficult to cross at a place known as Anshudhana, quickly reached the famous city of Pragvata.
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Dharma here is expressed as promptness and responsibility in royal duty—Bharata moves swiftly, not indulgently, toward what must be faced.
Bharata is traveling toward Ayodhyā; he reaches Prāgvaṭa near the difficult crossing of the Bhāgīrathī at Aṃśudhāna.
Readiness and disciplined urgency (tūrṇatā) in fulfilling obligations.
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