Shloka 15
पितृवाक्यपालनम्, गयाश्रुति-उपदेशः, भरतस्य राज्यग्रहण-निर्देशः
Rama’s Counsel on Vows, the Gaya Śruti, and Bharata’s Return to Rule
अयोध्यां गच्छ भरत प्रकृतीरनुरञ्जय।शत्रुघ्नसहितो वीर सह सर्वैर्द्विजातिभिः।।2.107.15।।
ayodhyāṃ gaccha bharata prakṛtīr anurañjaya | śatrughnasahito vīra saha sarvair dvijātibhiḥ || 2.107.15 ||
ਹੇ ਭਰਤ, ਅਯੋਧਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਜਾ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਜਾ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਰੱਖ; ਹੇ ਵੀਰ, ਸ਼ਤਰੁਘਨ ਸਮੇਤ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਦਵਿਜਾਤੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਜਾ।
Appropriate are the words spoken by you born to the celebrated king Dasaratha through Kaikeyi.
FAQs
Rajadharma: the king’s duty is to secure the well-being and satisfaction of the subjects, supported by learned counsel.
Rama directs Bharata to return to Ayodhyā to rule responsibly, rather than remaining in protest and grief.
Bharata’s capacity for governance—service to the people as a moral obligation.