Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8, Shloka 16
मन्थराकैकेयीसंवादः — Mantharā’s Counsel to Kaikeyī
Ayodhyā’s Succession Alarm
भरतश्चापि रामस्य ध्रुवं वर्षशतात्परम्।पितृपैतामहं राज्यमवाप्ता पुरुषर्षभः।।2.8.16।।
bharataś cāpi rāmasya dhruvaṃ varṣaśatāt param | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyam avāptā puruṣarṣabhaḥ || 2.8.16 ||
और भरत भी—निश्चय ही—राम के सौ वर्षों से अधिक राज्य करने के बाद, उस नरश्रेष्ठ, पितृ-पैतामह राज्य को प्राप्त करेंगे।
After a hundred years of Rama's rule, Bharata, the best of men, will get the kingdom of his ancestors.
FAQs
Dharma values orderly succession and patience: Kaikeyi frames inheritance as a lawful, time-bound continuity rather than a prize to seize through intrigue.
Kaikeyi reassures Mantharā that Bharata is not harmed by Rama’s coronation; in due course he too will receive the ancestral kingship.
Trust in lawful order and restraint—accepting what comes through dharma rather than forcing outcomes through deception.