Shloka 33
श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
मृते तु तस्मिन्भरतो वसिष्ठप्रमुखैर्द्विजै: ।। ।।नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद्राज्यं महाबल:।
mṛte tu tasmin bharato vasiṣṭha-pramukhair dvijaiḥ |
niyujyamāno rājyāya naicchad rājyaṃ mahābalaḥ |
उनके (दशरथ के) देहांत के बाद महाबली भरत को वसिष्ठ आदि ब्राह्मणों ने राज्य ग्रहण करने को बहुत समझाया, परंतु उन्होंने राज्य की इच्छा नहीं की।
After Dasaratha had passed away, mighty Bharata did not desire to rule the kingdom against the orders by Vasishta and other brahmins.
FAQs
Dharma is integrity over ambition: Bharata refuses power when it would violate righteousness and fairness toward Rāma’s rightful position.
After Daśaratha’s death, elders attempt to install Bharata as king, but he declines.
Bharata’s non-attachment to power and commitment to justice and truth (satya) in succession.