Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 17
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
अमृत स्समहाबाहुः पिता दशरथस्तव ।
यस्य त्वमीदृशः पुत्रो धर्मज्ञो धर्मवत्सलः ॥१७॥
amṛtaḥ sa mahābāhuḥ pitā daśarathas tava |
yasya tvam īdṛśaḥ putro dharmajño dharmavatsalaḥ ||17||
Wahai yang berlengan perkasa, ayahmu Daśaratha sesungguhnya tidaklah mati; sebab ia memiliki putra sepertimu, yang mengetahui dharma dan mencintai dharma.
With you as his son, endowed with qualities of righteousness and devotion to duty, your mighty-armed father Dasaratha is not dead. (He lives through you).
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A righteous heir preserves a parent’s moral life and reputation; dharma becomes a form of continuity beyond death.
Bharadvāja consoles and praises Bharata, asserting that Daśaratha lives on through Bharata’s dharmic conduct.
Dharma-jñāna (discernment of right) and dharma-vātsalya (deep devotion to duty).
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