Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 79, Shloka 16
भरतस्य राज्यत्यागः तथा रामानयनप्रतिज्ञा
Bharata Rejects Kingship and Vows to Bring Rama Back
अनुत्तमं तद्वचनं नृपात्मजप्रभाषितं संश्रवणे निशम्य च।प्रहर्षजास्तं प्रति बाष्पबिन्दवो निपेतुरार्यानननेत्रसम्भवाः।।2.79.16।।
anuttamaṃ tad vacanaṃ nṛpātmaja-prabhāṣitaṃ saṃśravaṇe niśamya ca | praharṣajāḥ taṃ prati bāṣpabindavo nipetur āryānana-netra-sambhavāḥ ||2.79.16||
રાજકુમારે ઉચ્ચારેલા તે અનુત્તમ વચનો કાનમાં પડતાં જ, આર્યજનના મુખ-નેત્રમાંથી આનંદજન્ય અશ્રુબિંદુઓ ઉછળી તેની તરફ ઝરી પડ્યા.
Bharata, firm in vows, circumambulated all the articles procured in connection withconsecration, and replied them as follows:
FAQs
True dharma inspires collective moral emotion: when people witness principled speech and truthfulness, their response is purification and joy rather than fear or faction.
Bharata’s words in support of Rāma move the noble assembly; they weep with joy.
Moral clarity and sincerity: Bharata’s dharmic stance is so convincing that it transforms public grief into uplift.