Shloka 14
चित्रकूटप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters the Forest Toward Chitrakuta
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा भरतः पुरषर्षभः।पद्भ्यामेव महाबाहुः प्रविवेश महाद्वनम्।।2.98.14।।
evam uktvā mahātejā bharataḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ |
padbhyām eva mahābāhuḥ praviveśa mahādvanam ||2.98.14||
ఇలా పలికి మహాతేజస్సుగల భరతుడు—పురుషశ్రేష్ఠుడు, మహాబాహువు—కాలినడకనే ఆ మహావనంలో ప్రవేశించాడు।
Bharata, the best among the eloquent, made his way amidst multitude of trees grown on mountain slopes with their tops in full bloom.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as humility and urgency in rightful duty—Bharata proceeds personally, not relying on royal ease, to reach Rama.
After praising Rama, Lakṣmaṇa, Sītā, and Chitrakūṭa, Bharata physically enters the forest to approach the hermitage.
Bharata’s earnestness and reverence—choosing to go on foot—are emphasized.