Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 82, Shloka 19
भरतस्य धर्मप्रतिज्ञा तथा रामनिवर्तनयात्रा
Bharata’s Vow of Dharma and the Expedition to Recall Rama
सर्वोपायं तु वर्तिष्ये विनिवर्तयितुं बलात्।समक्षमार्यमिश्राणां साधूनां गुणवर्तिनाम्।।।।
sarvopāyaṃ tu vartiṣye vinivartayituṃ balāt |
samakṣam āryamiśrāṇāṃ sādhūnāṃ guṇavartinām ||
あらゆる手立てを尽くしましょう――必要とあらば強く迫ってでも――この高貴なる長老方、敬虔で徳ある人々の御前で、兄上をお連れ戻すために。
I shall employ all possible means to bring him back and join you who are respectable, virtuous and pious.
FAQs
Dharma motivates determined corrective action: Bharata commits to exhausting all legitimate efforts to restore rightful order, under the scrutiny of the virtuous.
Bharata announces his plan to retrieve Rāma from exile, declaring resolve before respected elders and moral authorities.
Resolve and accountability: Bharata acts decisively while placing his intentions before the judgment of the righteous community.