Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 9
भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival
Chitrakuta Encampment
मन्येऽहमागतोऽयोध्यां भरतो भ्रातृवत्सलः।मम प्राणात्प्रियतरः कुलधर्ममनुस्मरन्।।।।श्रुत्वा प्रव्राजितं मां हि जटावल्कलधारिणम्।जानक्यासहितं वीर त्वया च पुरुषर्षभ।।।।स्नेहेनाऽक्रान्तहृदय श्शोकेनाकुलितेन्द्रियः।द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो ह्येष भरतो नान्यथाऽगतः।।।।
manye 'ham āgato 'yodhyāṃ bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ |
mama prāṇāt priyataro kuladharmam anusmaran ||
śrutvā pravrājitaṃ māṃ hi jaṭāvalkaladhāriṇam |
jānakyāsahitaṃ vīra tvayā ca puruṣarṣabha ||
snehena ākrāntahṛdayaḥ śokenākulitaindriyaḥ |
draṣṭum abhyāgato hy eṣa bharato nānyathāgataḥ ||
勇士よ、人の中の最勝者よ。兄弟を深く愛し、我が命よりも愛しいバラタが、家のダルマを思い起こしてアヨーディヤーより来たのだと思う。私が追放され、結い固めた乱れ髪に樹皮の衣をまとい、ジャーナキーと共に、そして汝という人中の雄と共にいると聞き、彼は愛に心を圧され、悲しみに諸根を乱して、私に会うために来たのだ。ほかの目的で来たのではない。
O gentle Lakshmana, lordship of this earth with the sea as its garment is not difficult to obtain (for me). But I do not desire even Indrahood by unrighteous means.
FAQs
Kuladharma and brotherly duty motivate righteous action: Bharata’s journey is framed as devotion and grief-driven concern, not political ambition.
Rāma interprets Bharata’s approach as an affectionate visit after learning of Rāma’s exile with Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa.
Bharata’s fraternal loyalty and dharmic disposition—he acts from love and adherence to lineage duty.