Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26, Shloka 34
अयोध्याकाण्डे षड्विंशः सर्गः
Rama’s Departure and Sita’s Questions; Disclosure of Exile and Counsel on Courtly Conduct
विप्रियं न च कर्तव्यं भरतस्य कदाचन।स हि राजा प्रभुश्चैव देशस्य च कुलस्य च।।।।
vipriyaṃ na ca kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadācana |
sa hi rājā prabhuś caiva deśasya ca kulasya ca ||
ಭರತನಿಗೆ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಅಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗುವ ಯಾವುದನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡಬೇಡ; ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವನು ಈಗ ರಾಜನು, ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೂ ರಾಜವಂಶಕ್ಕೂ ಯಥಾರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಭುವಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ.
Kings abandon (even) their own sons if they are harmful and receive capable people even if they are strangers.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring legitimate authority and avoiding actions that disrupt governance and family order.
With Rāma departing, Bharata is treated as the ruling authority; Rāma instructs Sītā to align her conduct accordingly.
Respect for rightful rule and restraint in conduct—placing stability and duty above personal emotion.