Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.20: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 20
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
यानैश्च शकटैश्चैव हयैर्नागैश्च सा चमूः ।
पुनर्निवृत्ता विस्तीर्णा भरतस्यानुयायिनी ॥२०॥
yānaiś ca śakaṭaiś caiva hayair nāgaiś ca sā camūḥ |
punar nivṛttā vistīrṇā bharatasya anuyāyinī ||20||
កងទ័ពដ៏ធំទូលាយនោះ—ដើរតាមព្រះភរតៈ ដោយមានរថ ស្គរ(រទេះ) សេះ និងដំរី—បានត្រឡប់ក្រោយម្តងទៀត ឆ្ពោះទៅកាន់អយោធ្យា។
The vast army of Bharata with all its carriages, carts, horses and elephants following him again turned back towards Ayodhya.
FAQs
Collective duty follows rightful leadership: the army’s ordered return reflects rajadharma—public power moving in service of the kingdom’s moral crisis.
Bharata’s large retinue begins the return journey back toward Ayodhyā.
Responsibility and steadiness—Bharata is followed because he is perceived as acting for duty, not personal gain.
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