Shloka 4
भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः
Bharata Affirms Lineage-Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation
राजानं मानुषं प्राहु र्देवत्वे सम्मतो मम।यस्य धर्मार्थसहितं वृत्तमाहुरमानुषम्।।2.101.4।।
rājānaṃ mānuṣaṃ prāhur devatve sammato mama | yasya dharmārthasahitaṃ vṛttam āhur amānuṣam || 2.101.4 ||
ജനങ്ങൾ രാജാവിനെ മനുഷ്യനെന്നു പറയുന്നു; എന്നാൽ എനിക്കു അദ്ദേഹം ദേവസമൻ, കാരണം ധർമ്മവും അർത്ഥവും ചേർന്ന അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ആചാരം മനുഷ്യപരിധിക്കപ്പുറമെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.
Other think the king to be a human, but to me, he is divine since his conduct and the statecraft are superhuman as they are in conformity with righteousness.
FAQs
True greatness in kingship is measured by rajadharma—conduct that harmonizes righteousness (dharma) with responsible governance (artha).
Bharata is speaking to Rama in the forest, praising Daśaratha’s exemplary life while conveying the gravity of events after Rama’s exile.
Daśaratha’s integrity in rule—his disciplined, dharma-aligned conduct that appears ‘superhuman’ in moral stature.