Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 98, Shloka 5
चित्रकूटप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters the Forest Toward Chitrakuta
अमात्यै स्सह पौरैश्च गुरुभिश्च द्विजातिभिः।वनं सर्वं चरिष्यामि पद्भ्यां परिवृत स्स्वयम्।।2.98.5।।
amātyaiḥ saha pauraiś ca gurubhiś ca dvijātibhiḥ |
vanaṁ sarvaṁ cariṣyāmi padbhyāṁ parivṛtaḥ svayam ||2.98.5||
Я сам обойду пешком весь лес, окружённый министрами, горожанами, наставниками и брахманами.
'I myself shall go on foot surrounded by ministers, citizens, preceptors and brahmins and search the entire forest.
FAQs
Dharma as personal accountability: Bharata does not merely command others—he undertakes hardship himself, aligning authority with responsibility.
Bharata declares that he will personally join the search, walking through the forest with a mixed group representing the polity and spiritual authority.
Humility and resolve—Bharata chooses to go on foot and include elders and brahmins, showing reverence and determination.