Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 16
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
नैतच्चित्रं नरव्याघ्र शीलवृत्तवतां वर।यदार्यं त्वयि तिष्ठेत्तु निम्ने सृष्टमिवोदकम्।।।।
naitac citraṃ naravyāghra śīlavṛttavatāṃ vara | yad āryaṃ tvayi tiṣṭhet tu nimne sṛṣṭam ivodakam ||
No es extraño, oh tigre entre los hombres, el mejor de los de noble conducta, que lo noble habite en ti, como el agua vertida que por naturaleza corre hacia lo bajo.
O best of men, foremost among men of excellent character and dispositon, it is not surprising that all noble qualities come to reside in you naturally like water poured flowing downward.
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Nobility is natural to the truly virtuous: dharmic qualities manifest spontaneously in a well-formed character.
Bharadvāja reassures Bharata that his righteous conduct is expected given his noble disposition.
Śīla and vṛtta—stable character and right conduct—shown as effortless, not performative.
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