Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 21
और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः
Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament
ततः प्रकृतिमान्वैद्यः पितुरेषां पुरोहितः।।।।वसिष्ठो भरतं वाक्यमुत्थाप्य तमुवाच ह।
tataḥ prakṛtimān vaidyaḥ pitur eṣāṃ purohitaḥ | vasiṣṭho bharataṃ vākyam utthāpya tam uvāca ha ||
Lalu Vasiṣṭha, purohita ayah mereka, seorang bijak yang tenang dan menguasai Weda, menegakkan Bharata dan berkata kepadanya demikian.
Then his father's family priest Vasistha of composed mind and versed in the Vedas raised Bharata and said to him:
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Dharma includes receiving wise counsel: elders and priests guide rulers from grief toward duty and truthful discernment.
Seeing Bharata collapsed in sorrow, Vasiṣṭha lifts him up to instruct him.
Vasiṣṭha’s steadiness and compassionate authority—calm guidance in a crisis.