Valmiki Ramayana 2.108.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 108, Shloka 18
जाबाल्युपदेशः · Jabali’s Pragmatic Counsel to Rama
सतां बुद्धिं पुरस्कृत्य सर्वलोकनिदर्शिनीम् ।
राज्यं त्वं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व भरतेन प्रसादितः ॥१८॥
satāṁ buddhiṁ puraskṛtya sarvalokanidarśinīm |
rājyaṁ tvaṁ pratigṛhṇīṣva bharatena prasāditaḥ ||18||
बड़े लोगों की बात मान के चलना चाहिए, यह सबको दिखाता है कि सही क्या है। भरत ने जो राज्य दिया है उसको अक्सेप्ट कर लो, वो खुश है तुमसे।
Honour the decision of the wise that serves as an instance to all and accept the kingdom offered by Bharata with pleasureityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē aṣṭōttaraśatatamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the one hundredeighth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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It frames dharma as alignment with the counsel of the wise and with public exemplarity (maryādā): the ruler’s choice becomes a model for society.
At the end of Sarga 108, Bharata urges Rāma to accept kingship, presenting it as the wise and socially exemplary course.
Respect for wise counsel and commitment to public duty—acting in a way that guides the wider world.
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