Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 23
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः
Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest
एतच्चैवोभयं श्रुत्वा सम्यक्सम्पश्य राघव।उत्तिष्ठ त्वं महाबाहो मां च स्पृश तथोदकम्।।।।
etac caivobhayaṃ śrutvā samyak sampaśya rāghava |uttiṣṭha tvaṃ mahābāho māṃ ca spṛśa tathodakam ||
“ഇരുവശത്തെയും വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട്, ഹേ രാഘവ, യഥാവിധി ആലോചിക്ക. ഹേ മഹാബാഹോ, എഴുന്നേൽക്കുക; എന്നെ സ്പർശിച്ച് പിന്നെ ജലം സ്പർശിക്കുക (ആചമനം ചെയ്യുക).”
O mighty-armed son of the Raghus, you have heard both (them and me). Carefully think over. Arise. Touch me and sip water.
FAQs
Right action should follow careful listening and reflection; dharma is practiced with inner deliberation and outward discipline (ritual and self-control).
Rama directs Bharata to consider competing claims and then proceed formally, preparing to speak or act in a purified, orderly manner.
Rama’s composure and procedural righteousness—he insists on thoughtful judgment and decorum even amid crisis.