Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 23
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकादशोत्तरशततमः सर्गः
Sarga 111: Counsel on Gurus, Parental Debt, and Bharata’s Protest
एतच्चैवोभयं श्रुत्वा सम्यक्सम्पश्य राघव।उत्तिष्ठ त्वं महाबाहो मां च स्पृश तथोदकम्।।।।
etac caivobhayaṃ śrutvā samyak sampaśya rāghava |uttiṣṭha tvaṃ mahābāho māṃ ca spṛśa tathodakam ||
एतच्चैवोभयं श्रुत्वा सम्यक् सम्पश्य, राघव; उत्तिष्ठ, महाबाहो; मां स्पृश, ततः उदकं च स्पृश।
O mighty-armed son of the Raghus, you have heard both (them and me). Carefully think over. Arise. Touch me and sip water.
FAQs
Right action should follow careful listening and reflection; dharma is practiced with inner deliberation and outward discipline (ritual and self-control).
Rama directs Bharata to consider competing claims and then proceed formally, preparing to speak or act in a purified, orderly manner.
Rama’s composure and procedural righteousness—he insists on thoughtful judgment and decorum even amid crisis.