Shloka 37
श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
पादुके चास्य राज्याय न्यासं दत्वा पुन:पुन: ।निवर्तयामास ततो भरतं भरताग्रज: ।।।।
pāduke cāsya rājyāya nyāsaṃ datvā punaḥ punaḥ |
nivartayāmāsa tato bharataṃ bharatāgrajaḥ ||
បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះរាម ជាបងធំរបស់ព្រះភរត បានប្រគល់ “បាទុកា” របស់ព្រះองค์ជាអំណោយដាក់ជាបញ្ញើ តំណាងអំណាចរាជ្យសម្រាប់ការគ្រប់គ្រង ហើយបានអំពាវនាវព្រះភរតម្តងហើយម្តងទៀតឲ្យត្រឡប់ទៅរាជធានី។
Having handed over his sandals to Bharata as symbol of authority for ruling the kingdom, Rama persuaded him again and again to return to the capital.
FAQs
Authority as trust (nyāsa): governance is treated as stewardship under dharma, not personal possession; the sandals symbolize rule exercised on behalf of the rightful king.
Rāma refuses the throne but provides Bharata a symbol of legitimacy—his sandals—so Bharata can administer the kingdom without violating dharma.
Rāma’s fairness and responsibility: he safeguards political order while remaining faithful to his vow and exile.