Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 18
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः
Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest
उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल हित्वैतद्दारुणं व्रतम्।पुरवर्यामितः क्षिप्रमयोध्यां याहि राघव।।।।
uttiṣṭha naraśārdūla hitvaitad dāruṇaṃ vratam | puravaryām itaḥ kṣipram ayodhyāṃ yāhi rāghava ||
എഴുന്നേൽക്കുക, നരശാർദൂലാ! ഈ കഠിനവ്രതം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കൂ. ഇവിടെ നിന്ന് വേഗം പുരവര്യമായ അയോധ്യയിലേക്കു പോകുക, ഹേ രഘുകുലനന്ദനാ!
O Bharata, O tiger among men, O scion of the Raghu race! give up this formidable vow. Arise and quickly return to Ayodhya, the best of cities.
FAQs
Rama redirects Bharata to rightful royal duty: rather than protest, Bharata should uphold order in Ayodhya in accordance with proper conduct.
Rama commands Bharata to stop the protest vow and return to govern from Ayodhya.
Rama’s leadership and steadiness—he guides Bharata toward duty without yielding to emotional compulsion.