Shloka 1
भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः
Bharata Affirms Lineage-Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भरतः प्रत्युवाच ह।किं मे धर्माद्विहीनस्य राजधर्मः करिष्यति।।2.101.1।।
rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha | kiṃ me dharmād vihīnasya rājadharmaḥ kariṣyati ||
രാമന്റെ വചനം കേട്ട് ഭരതൻ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു: “ധർമ്മത്തിൽ നിന്നു വിട്ടുപോയ എനിക്കു രാജധർമ്മം എന്തു ഉപകാരമാകും?”
On listening to Rama, Bharata replied Of what use shall be these royal duties to me, when I have fallen from righteousness?
FAQs
Authority without righteousness is meaningless; rājadharma has value only when grounded in personal integrity and moral legitimacy.
Bharata responds to Rāma’s counsel by expressing moral anguish and refusing to accept a kingship he views as tainted by adharma.
Conscience and humility—Bharata prioritizes dharma over power.