Shloka 7
पादुकाभिषेकः
The Consecration of Rama’s Sandals and Bharata’s Trusteeship at Nandigrama
मन्त्रिणां वचनं श्रुत्वा यथाभिलषितं प्रियम्।अब्रवीत्सारथिं वाक्यं रथो मे युज्यतामिति।।।।
mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam | abravīt sārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatām iti ||
മന്ത്രിമാരുടെ തനിക്കിഷ്ടമായ, ആഗ്രഹത്തിനൊത്ത പ്രിയവാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട ശേഷം, അവൻ സാരഥിയോട് പറഞ്ഞു: “എന്റെ രഥം കെട്ടിപ്പൊരുക്കുക.”॥
Whenever an issue, however small, arose, Bharata kept the sandals informed. Whenever a valuable gift was presented, he offered it to the sandals before he accepted it.इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चदशोत्तरशततमस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the hundredfifteenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma includes prompt, purposeful action after righteous deliberation—Bharata moves from counsel to responsible execution.
After receiving endorsement from ministers, Bharata prepares to depart by chariot for the next course of action (leading toward the Nandigrama arrangement).
Decisiveness guided by counsel—acting swiftly without abandoning ethical intent.