Valmiki Ramayana 2.77.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 18
और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः
Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament
हीनो भ्रात्रा च पित्रा च शून्यामिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम् ॥१८॥
अयोध्यां न प्रवेक्ष्यामि प्रवेक्ष्यामि तपोवनम् ।
hīno bhrātrā ca pitrā ca śūnyām ikṣvākupālitām ||18||
ayodhyāṃ na pravekṣyāmi pravekṣyāmi tapovanam |
मेरा भाई और पिता दोनों चले गए। अब अयोध्या इक्ष्वाकु के राज के बिना सूनी है। मैं वापस नहीं जाऊंगा। मैं जंगल में जाके तप करूंगा।
Devoid of my father and brother, I will not return to empty Ayodhya that was once ruled by the Ikshvakus. I will enter the grove of asceticism .
FAQs
It reflects the idea that rulership must be legitimate and dharmic; Bharata rejects enjoying a kingdom in the absence of rightful order.
Bharata declares he will not return to Ayodhyā without Rāma and Daśaratha, and instead speaks of going to an ascetic forest.
Integrity and self-denial—Bharata refuses power that would be tainted by adharma or grief-driven opportunism.
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