Shloka 12
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजुः।हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा।।।।
kaccid agniṣu te yukto vidhijño matimān ṛjuḥ | hutaṃ ca hoṣyamāṇaṃ ca kāle vedayate sadā ||
“നിന്റെ യാഗാഗ്നികളിൽ നിയുക്തനായ വിധിജ്ഞനും ബുദ്ധിമാനും ഋജുവുമായ ഋത്വിക്, കാലാകാലങ്ങളിൽ എന്ത് ഹുതം ചെയ്തുവെന്നും ഇനി ഹോം ചെയ്യാനുള്ളത് എന്തെന്നുമെല്ലാം നിനക്കു സദാ അറിയിക്കുന്നുണ്ടോ?”
I trust, the sagacious priest who knows ritual precepts, who is upright and is employed to take care of your sacred fires, informs you always regarding what was offered and what is to be offered as oblation at appropriate time.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained through disciplined regularity: rightful rule includes ensuring religious and civic duties are performed on time and with clarity, not neglected through disorder.
Rāma continues assessing whether Bharata maintains the kingdom’s sacred obligations and the proper functioning of ritual administration.
Bharata’s expected conscientiousness in duty; and Rāma’s emphasis on steadiness and accountability in public life.