Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.47: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 47
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
bahūni paśyan manaso 'priyāṇi yāny anyadā nāsya pure babhūvuḥ | avākśirā dīnamanā na hṛṣṭaḥ pitur mahātmā praviveśa veśma ||2.71.47||
தன் நகரில் முன்பு ஒருபோதும் நிகழாத, மனத்துக்கு வேதனை தரும் பலவற்றைக் கண்டு, மகாத்மா பரதன் தலை தாழ்த்தி, சோர்வுற்று மகிழ்வின்றி தந்தையின் அரசமாளிகைக்குள் நுழைந்தான்।
Arriving at the confluence of Saraswati and Ganga and traversing the north of Veeramatsya region, he entered the Bharunda forest.
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Dharma includes reverent, truthful acknowledgment of calamity; Bharata’s bowed head and joylessness reflect humility before duty and impending moral responsibility.
After witnessing unprecedented ill-omens in Ayodhya, Bharata enters Daśaratha’s palace in a state of foreboding.
Humility and seriousness—Bharata does not arrive in pride but in restrained grief, prepared to act according to righteousness.
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