Shloka 31
हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
पद्मपत्रेक्षणो वीरश्श्यामो निरुदरो महान्।धर्मज्ञ स्सत्यवादी च ह्रीनिषेधो जितेन्द्रियः।।।।प्रियाभिभाषी मधुरो दीर्घबाहुररिन्दमः।सन्त्यज्य विविधान्भोगानार्यं सर्वात्मना श्रितः।।।।
padmapatrekṣaṇo vīraḥ śyāmo nirudaro mahān | dharmajñaḥ satyavādī ca hrīniṣedho jitendriyaḥ || priyābhibhāṣī madhuro dīrghabāhur arindamaḥ | santyajya vividhān bhogān āryaṃ sarvātmanā śritaḥ ||
कमळपानासारखे नेत्र असलेला तो वीर, श्यामवर्ण, सडपातळ कटीचा व महान आहे; धर्मज्ञ, सत्यवादी, लज्जाशील, इंद्रियजयी; प्रियभाषी, मधुर, दीर्घबाहू व अरिंदम—अनेक भोगांचा त्याग करून, हे आर्य, सर्वात्मभावे तुमचेच आश्रय घेतला आहे।
He has a blue complexion, a pair of eyes like lotus petals, a thin waist and long arms.He is self-restrained, soft-spoken, sweet-tempered and truthful. He knows his duty and maintains a low profile. A subduer of enemies, he is heroic and great. Such Bharata has given up the diverse pleasures of life and has surrendered himself to you with all his soul.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as inner character: truthfulness, self-mastery, modesty, and renunciation—virtues that make devotion legitimate and kingship morally grounded.
Lakṣmaṇa reassures and moves Rāma by detailing Bharata’s qualities and his wholehearted commitment to Rāma’s rightful path.
Bharata’s satya (truthfulness) and dharma-jñāna (moral discernment), expressed through renouncing pleasure and choosing principled loyalty.