Valmiki Ramayana 2.101.1: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 1
भरतस्य धर्मनिश्चयः · Bharata Affirms Lineage
Dharma and Urges Rama’s Coronation
रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा भरतः प्रत्युवाच ह ।
किं मे धर्माद्विहीनस्य राजधर्मः करिष्यति ॥१॥
rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha |
kiṃ me dharmād vihīnasya rājadharmaḥ kariṣyati ||1||
Usłyszawszy słowa Ramy, Bharata odpowiedział: «Jaki pożytek z królewskich obowiązków dla mnie, gdy jestem odcięty od dharmy?»
On listening to Rama, Bharata replied Of what use shall be these royal duties to me, when I have fallen from righteousness?
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Authority without righteousness is meaningless; rājadharma has value only when grounded in personal integrity and moral legitimacy.
Bharata responds to Rāma’s counsel by expressing moral anguish and refusing to accept a kingship he views as tainted by adharma.
Conscience and humility—Bharata prioritizes dharma over power.
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