Valmiki Ramayana 2.79.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 79, Shloka 5
भरतस्य राज्यत्यागः तथा रामानयनप्रतिज्ञा
Bharata Rejects Kingship and Vows to Bring Rama Back
राज्यं गृहाण भरत पितृपैतामहं ध्रुवम् ।
अभिषेचय चात्मानं पाहि चास्मान्नरर्षभ ॥५॥
rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa bharata pitṛpaitāmahaṃ dhruvam |
abhiṣecaya cātmānaṃ pāhi cāsmān nararṣabha ||5||
भरत, यह पुराना राज्य तुम्हारा है। इसको अपना लो। राज्य की तैयारी कर लो और हमारी रक्षा करो।
O best among men, inherit this stable kingdom of your ancestors, get yourself consecrated and save us.
FAQs
Rajadharma as protection: kingship is presented not as privilege but as the duty to safeguard subjects and maintain stability.
The people formally request Bharata to accept the throne and undergo consecration.
The ideal of the protector-king: the ruler’s primary virtue is guardianship and responsibility toward the people.
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