Valmiki Ramayana 2.54.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 16
भरद्वाजाश्रमप्राप्तिः · Arrival at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage and Counsel toward Citrakūṭa
पित्रा नियुक्ता भगवन् प्रवेक्ष्यामस्तपोवनम् ।
धर्ममेव चरिष्याम स्तत्र मूलफलाशनाः ॥१६॥
pitrā niyuktā bhagavan pravekṣyāmas tapovanam |
dharmam eva cariṣyāma statra mūlaphalāśanāḥ ||16||
भगवान, हमारे पिताजी ने हमें यहाँ भेजा है। हम इस जंगल में रिशियों की तरह रहेंगे। वहाँ फल और गाजर-कंद खाके धरम का काम करेंगे। बस यही हमारा नियम है।
O venerable one! on my father's command we entered the desolate forest of penance. Subsisting on roots and fruits, I shall practise the righteous way of life.
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Obedience aligned with righteousness: Rama accepts the father’s command and frames exile as a conscious practice of dharma—simple living, self-discipline, and moral steadiness.
Rama tells Bharadvaja that they are entering forest life by paternal command and will live austerely on forest produce.
Duty-bound self-restraint—Rama’s commitment to dharma through austerity and acceptance of hardship.
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