Shloka 56
रामदर्शनार्थं दारानयनम्
The Queens Summoned; Rama’s Leave-Taking and Dasaratha’s Collapse
मया निसृष्टां भरतो महीमिमांसशैलषण्डां सपुरां सकाननाम्।शिवां सुसीमामनुशास्तु केवलंत्वया यदुक्तं नृपते तथास्तु तत्।।।।
mayā nisṛṣṭāṃ bharato mahīm imāṃ saśailaṣaṇḍāṃ sapurāṃ sakānanām | śivāṃ susīmām anuśāstu kevalaṃ tvayā yad uktaṃ nṛpate tathāstu tat ||
Biarlah Bharata sahaja memerintah bumi yang suci lagi sejahtera yang telah aku lepaskan—lengkap dengan banjaran gunung, kota-kota dan rimba, serta sempadan yang teratur. Wahai Raja, demikianlah jadinya seperti titah tuanku.
I am leaving behind, O king! this (auspicious) land with its well-laid boundaries, mountain ranges, cities and forests, which Bharata alone should rule. Let it happen the way you have said.
FAQs
Honoring spoken commitments (satya) and ensuring orderly governance even while renouncing personal claim.
Rāma reiterates that Bharata should rule the realm and asks that Daśaratha’s declared decision be fulfilled.
Public-spirited renunciation and respect for legitimate authority.