Shloka 27
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः
Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return
अभिषिक्तस्त्वमस्माभिरयोध्यां पालने व्रज।विजित्य तरसा लोकान्मरुद्भिरिव वासवः।।।।
abhiṣiktas tvam asmābhir ayodhyāṁ pālane vraja |
vijitya tarasā lokān marudbhir iva vāsavaḥ ||
हमारे द्वारा अभिषिक्त होकर तुम अयोध्या लौटो और राज्य-पालन करो। जैसे वासव (इन्द्र) मरुतों सहित वेग से लोकों को जीतकर अपने धाम को लौटे थे॥
After consecration, you too return to rule Ayodhya along with all of us like Indra who went back (to heaven), accompanied by Maruts after conquering all the worlds with his prowess.
FAQs
Dharma culminates in protective kingship: after rightful consecration, the ruler must return to the capital and secure order, supported by allies.
Bharata urges Rama to be consecrated immediately and then to return to Ayodhyā to rule, using Indra’s victorious return as an illustrative comparison.
Rama’s role as the ideal protector-king, and Bharata’s cooperative loyalty—he imagines ruling as a collective effort supporting Rama.