पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
एते प्रयच्छ संहृष्टः पादुके हेमभूषिते।अयोध्यायां महाप्राज्ञ योगक्षेमकरे तव।।।।
ete prayaccha saṃhṛṣṭaḥ pāduke hemabhūṣite | ayodhyāyāṃ mahāprājña yogakṣemakare tava ||
ಹೇ ಮಹಾಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞನೇ! ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಈ ಚಿನ್ನದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಪಾದುಕಗಳನ್ನು ದಯಪಾಲಿಸಿ ನೀಡು; ಅವು ನಿನ್ನ ಪರವಾಗಿ ಅಯೋಧ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮ—ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಮತ್ತು ರಕ್ಷೆ—ಮಾಡಲಿ.
O extremely sagacious one, bestow with pleasure your sandals decked with gold for security and safety of Ayodhya.
Rajadharma with integrity: governance must continue for the people’s welfare, even when the rightful king is absent—through a dharmic symbol of authority.
Vasiṣṭha proposes that Rāma’s sandals be installed/used as a royal symbol to safeguard Ayodhyā while Rāma remains in exile.
Practical wisdom—uniting moral principle with administrative stability (yogakṣema).
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