Shloka 16
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
नैतच्चित्रं नरव्याघ्र शीलवृत्तवतां वर।यदार्यं त्वयि तिष्ठेत्तु निम्ने सृष्टमिवोदकम्।।।।
naitac citraṃ naravyāghra śīlavṛttavatāṃ vara | yad āryaṃ tvayi tiṣṭhet tu nimne sṛṣṭam ivodakam ||
നരവ്യാഘ്രനേ, ശീലവൃത്തമുള്ളവരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനേ! ഇതിൽ അത്ഭുതമില്ല; നിനക്കുള്ളിൽ ആര്യഗുണം വസിക്കുന്നത്—ഒഴുക്കിയ വെള്ളം സ്വഭാവത്തിൽ താഴോട്ടു ഒഴുകുന്നതുപോലെ.
O best of men, foremost among men of excellent character and dispositon, it is not surprising that all noble qualities come to reside in you naturally like water poured flowing downward.
FAQs
Nobility is natural to the truly virtuous: dharmic qualities manifest spontaneously in a well-formed character.
Bharadvāja reassures Bharata that his righteous conduct is expected given his noble disposition.
Śīla and vṛtta—stable character and right conduct—shown as effortless, not performative.