Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 41
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
यत्राहमपि तेनैव नियुक्तः पुण्यकर्मणा।तत्रैवाहं करिष्यामि पितुरार्यस्य शासनम्।।2.105.41।।
yatrāham api tenaiva niyuktaḥ puṇyakarmaṇā | tatraivāhaṃ kariṣyāmi pitur āryasya śāsanam || 2.105.41 ||
અને જ્યાં મને પણ એ જ પુણ્યકર્મા દ્વારા નિયુક્ત કરવામાં આવ્યો છે, ત્યાં જ હું આર્ય પિતાના આદેશનું પાલન કરીશ.
I shall also stick to the command of our noble father who was a man of sacred deeds.
FAQs
Satya in action: fidelity to a righteous elder’s command; dharma is shown by consistent follow-through, not merely by spoken intention.
Bharata commits himself to obeying Daśaratha’s directive, paralleling the obedience he asks of Śatrughna.
Integrity and steadfastness: Bharata binds himself to duty and models accountability.