Shloka 28
हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
त्यक्त्वा राज्यं च मानं च भोगांश्च विविधान्बहून्।तपस्स्वी नियताहारश्शेते शीते महीतले।।।।
tyaktvā rājyaṃ ca mānaṃ ca bhogāṃś ca vividhān bahūn |
tapassvī niyatāhāraḥ śete śīte mahītale ||
ครั้นละทิ้งราชสมบัติ เกียรติยศ และความสุขสำราญนานาประการมากมายแล้ว ฤๅษีผู้บำเพ็ญตบะนั้น—สำรวมในอาหาร—ก็นอนบนพื้นดินเปล่า ท่ามกลางความหนาวเย็น
Giving up his kingdom, honour and pleasures of many kinds, Bharata will be living like an ascetic, sleeping on the ground in cold weather, his food under restriction.
FAQs
True dharma is not mere position but right intention: Bharata rejects comfort and status when they conflict with truth and rightful order, choosing austerity over indulgence.
Rama describes Bharata’s likely conduct in Ayodhya during Rama’s exile—living austerely as if an ascetic.
Tyāga (renunciation) and self-control—Bharata’s willingness to suffer rather than benefit from an unrighteous outcome.