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 ||
ໂອ ວີຣະບຸລຸດ, ຍອດແຫ່ງມະນຸດ, ຂ້າເຊື່ອວ່າ ພຣະພາຣະຕະ—ຜູ້ຮັກພີ່ນ້ອງ, ຜູ້ທີ່ຂ້າຮັກຍິ່ງກວ່າຊີວິດ, ແລະຜູ້ລະລຶກກຸລະທັມ—ໄດ້ມາຈາກອະໂຍທະຍາ. ເມື່ອໄດ້ຍິນວ່າຂ້າຖືກເນລະເທດ ມັດຜົມເປັນຊະຕາ ແລະນຸ່ງຫົ່ມເປືອກໄມ້ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍ ພຣະນາງຊານະກີ ແລະເຈົ້າ, ຫົວໃຈຂອງພຣະອົງຖືກຄວາມຮັກຄອບງໍາ ແລະອິນທຣີຍະສັ່ນໄຫວດ້ວຍຄວາມໂສກ; ພຣະອົງຈຶ່ງມາເພື່ອເຫັນຂ້າ ບໍ່ໄດ້ມາເພື່ອເຫດອື່ນໃດ.
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.