अयोध्याप्रत्यागमन-सन्देशः
Hanuman Sent Ahead to Ayodhya
क्रोशमात्रेत्वयोध्यायाचशीरकृष्णाजिनम्बरम् ।।।।ददर्शभरतंदीनंकृशमाश्रमवासिनम् ।जटिलंमलदिग्धाङ्गंभ्रातृव्यसनकर्शितम् ।। ।फलमूलाशिनंदान्तंतापसंधर्मचारिणम् ।समुन्नतजटाभारंवल्कलाजिनवाससम् ।।।।नियतंभावितात्मानंब्रह्मर्षिसमतेजसम् ।पादुकेतेपुरस्कृत्यप्रशासन्तंवसुन्धराम् ।। ।चातुर्वर्णस्यलोकस्यत्रातारंमहतोभयात् ।उपस्थितममात्यैश्चशुचिभिश्चपुरोहितैः ।।।।बलमुख्यैश्चयुक्तैश्चकाषायाम्बरदारिभिः ।
krośa-mātre tvayodhyāyāś cīra-kṛṣṇājināmbaram |
dadarśa bharataṃ dīnaṃ kṛśam āśrama-vāsinam |
jaṭilaṃ mala-digdhāṅgaṃ bhrātṛ-vyasana-karśitam |
phala-mūlāśinaṃ dāntaṃ tāpasaṃ dharma-cāriṇam |
samunnata-jaṭā-bhāraṃ valkalājina-vāsasam |
niyataṃ bhāvitātmānaṃ brahmarṣi-sama-tejasam |
pāduke te puraskṛtya praśāsantaṃ vasundharām |
cāturvarṇasya lokasya trātāraṃ mahato bhayāt |
upasthitam amātyaiś ca śucibhiś ca purohitaiḥ |
bala-mukhyaiś ca yuktaiś ca kāṣāyāmbara-dāribhiḥ ||6.128.29–33||
A un krośa de Ayodhyā vio a Bharata—vestido con corteza y piel oscura de antílope—lánguido y consumido, morando en un āśrama; con el cabello enmarañado, el cuerpo manchado de polvo, abatido por la pena de la separación de su hermano. Vivía de frutos y raíces, dueño de sí, asceta que camina en el dharma; llevaba alto el peso de sus jatas y vestía corteza y piel. Disciplinado, con el ser interior purificado por la contemplación, resplandecía como un brahmarṣi; gobernaba la tierra poniendo ante sí las sandalias de Rāma. Protector del orden de las cuatro varṇas ante gran temor, estaba acompañado por ministros, sacerdotes puros y jefes y compañeros que vestían ocre.
' 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).
Legitimate rule is grounded in fidelity to truth and rightful succession: Bharata governs not for personal power but as a trustee of Rāma’s dharma, symbolized by placing Rāma’s pādukās foremost.
Hanumān reaches the outskirts of Ayodhyā/Nandigrāma and witnesses Bharata’s ascetic life and regency—before initiating contact and delivering Rāma’s message.
Bharata’s satya and tyāga (truthfulness and renunciation): he refuses royal luxury, accepts hardship, and rules only as Rāma’s representative.