Shloka 2.99.29
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः — Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
तं दृष्ट्वा भरत श्श्रीमान् दुःखशोकपरिप्लुतः।अभ्यधावत धर्मात्मा भरतः कैकेयी सुतः।।2.99.29।।
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bharataḥ śrīmān duḥkha-śoka-pariplutaḥ |
abhyadhāvata dharmātmā bharataḥ kaikeyī-sutaḥ || 2.99.29 ||
On seeing him, Bharata—majestic yet overwhelmed by grief and sorrow—rushed forward; that righteous son of Kaikeyī ran toward Rāma.
Beholding Rama, Bharata the majestic and righteous son of Kaikeyi overwhelmed with grief and distress rushed towards him.
Dharma is accountability and reconciliation: Bharata’s grief-driven approach signals a moral urgency to set right what adharma has caused (Rama’s exile), even if Bharata himself is not the doer.
Immediately upon seeing Rama, Bharata is emotionally overcome and runs toward him, setting up their pivotal meeting and Bharata’s plea.
Bharata’s righteousness and fraternal devotion—his heart moves faster than royal protocol.