Shloka 6.128.33
अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः (Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya)
क्रोशमात्रेत्वयोध्यायाचशीरकृष्णाजिनम्बरम् ।।6.128.29।।ददर्शभरतंदीनंकृशमाश्रमवासिनम् ।जटिलंमलदिग्धाङ्गंभ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितम् ।।6.128.30 ।फलमूलाशिनंदान्तंतापसंधर्मचारिणम् ।समुन्नतजटाभारंवल्कलाजिनवाससम् ।।6.128.31।।नियतंभावितात्मानंब्रह्मर्षिसमतेजसम् ।पादुकेतेपुरस्कृत्यप्रशासन्तंवसुन्धराम् ।।6.128.32 ।चातुर्वर्णस्यलोकस्यत्रातारंमहतोभयात् ।उपस्थितममात्यैश्चशुचिभिश्चपुरोहितैः ।।6.128.33।।बलमुख्यैश्चयुक्तैश्चकाषायाम्बरदारिभिः ।
cāturvarṇasya lokasya trātāraṃ mahato bhayāt |
upasthitam amātyaiś ca śucibhiś ca purohitaiḥ ||6.128.33||
balamukhyaiś ca yuktaiś ca kāṣāyāmbaradāribhiḥ |
He saw Bharata—protector of the entire fourfold society from great fear—standing there, attended by pure-minded ministers and priests, and accompanied by leading commanders and disciplined men clad in ochre robes.
' At a distance of two miles from Ayodhya, Hanuman saw Bharata living in a hermitage wearing black skin of antelope, emaciated, piteous, not clean, without any cleaning of the body, affected by the separation from brother living on fruits and roots, subdued practicing austerities, following righteous practices disciplined, soul purified by meditation, like Brahmarshi in brilliance, placing your sandals on ground ruling the earth, all the four divisions free from fear on all sides, protecting the upright, ministers, priests, united with chiefs of army stood there' (reported Hanuman).
Because he upholds dharma as regent—governing without self-interest, maintaining order for all sections of society, and shielding the people from disorder and fear while awaiting Rama’s rightful return.
Bharata’s administration is grounded in satya—faithful adherence to Rama’s legitimate claim—and in dharma—protecting the people with disciplined counsel (ministers, priests, army leaders) while personally living with restraint and integrity.