Shloka 37
तृतीयः सर्गः (Bālakāṇḍa 3): Vālmīki’s Yogic Verification and the Epic Synopsis
अयोध्यायाश्च गमनं भरतेन समागमम् ।रामाभिषेकाभ्युदयं सर्वसैन्यविसर्जनम्।स्वराष्ट्ररञ्जनं चैव वैदेह्याश्च विसर्जनम्।।।।
ayodhyāyāś ca gamanaṃ bharatena samāgamam | rāmābhiṣekābhyudayaṃ sarvasainyavisarjanam |
svarāṣṭrarañjanaṃ caiva vaidehyāś ca visarjanam ||
वे अयोध्या-गमन, भरत से मिलन, रामाभिषेक का महोत्सव, समस्त सेना का विसर्जन, अपने राज्य का रंजन (सुशासन) तथा वैदेही (सीता) का विसर्जन—इन सबका वर्णन करते हैं।
(He described) Rama's return to Ayodhya, the re-union with Bharata, the festive occasion of Rama's coronation disbanding the entire forces, keeping his subjects happy and banishing Sita (in the forest).
FAQs
Rajadharma (duty of kingship) and its tragic tensions: the ruler must protect public trust and order, even when it conflicts with personal happiness—raising hard questions about dharma, justice, and compassion.
After victory, Rāma returns to Ayodhyā, reunites with Bharata, is crowned, sends the allies home, governs to the people’s satisfaction, and later the narrative includes Sītā’s separation.
Rāma’s commitment to duty and public responsibility (rajadharma), alongside the episode’s ethical complexity concerning fairness and the cost of idealized rule.