Valmiki Ramayana 2.115.27: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115, Shloka 27
पादुकाभिषेकः · The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama
तदा हि यत्कार्यमुपैति किञ्चिदुपायनं चोपहृतं महार्हम् ।
स पादुकाभ्यां प्रथमं निवेद्य चकार पश्चाद्भरतो यथावत् ॥२७॥
tadā hi yat kāryam upaiti kiñcid upāyanaṃ copahṛtaṃ mahārham |
sa pādukābhyāṃ prathamaṃ nivedya cakāra paścād bharato yathāvat ||27||
जब भी कोई छोटा काम आता था, या कोई महंगा गिफ्ट आता था, भरत पहले राम की खड़ाऊँ के सामने रखता था। फिर ही वो काम करता था। हर बार ऐसा ही करता था।
Whenever an issue, however small, arose, Bharata kept the sandals informed. Whenever a valuable gift was presented, he offered it to the sandals before he accepted it.इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चदशोत्तरशततमस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the hundredfifteenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Accountable governance and non-appropriation: Bharata treats all decisions and valuables as belonging first to the rightful king, embodying truth and trusteeship.
Bharata’s daily administration in Nandigrāma is described: every issue and gift is first offered to Rama’s sandals before action is taken.
Scrupulous integrity—careful adherence to procedure (maryādā) and transparent rule under higher authority.
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