Valmiki Ramayana 2.113.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 22
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
तां रम्यजलसंपूर्णां सन्तीर्य सहबान्धवःशृङ्गिबेरपुरं रम्यं प्रविवेश ससैनिकः।शृङ्गिबेरपुराद्भूय स्त्वयोध्यां सन्ददर्श ह।।।।
tāṃ ramyajalasaṃpūrṇāṃ santīrya sahabāndhavaḥ śṛṅgiberapuraṃ ramyaṃ praviveśa sasainikaḥ | śṛṅgiberapurād bhūyaḥ tv ayodhyāṃ sandadarśa ha ||
گنگا کو—جو دلکش جل سے لبریز تھی—پار کر کے، بھرَت اپنے رشتہ داروں اور لشکر سمیت، شِرِنگی بیرپور کے حسین نگر میں داخل ہوا؛ اور شِرِنگی بیرپور سے پھر اس نے ایودھیا کے درشن کیے۔
Beholding a thousand varieties of beautiful minerals, Bharata with his army proceeded alongside the mountain.
FAQs
Dharma is continuity of duty through transitions: sacred crossings and city-stops frame Bharata’s return as a purposeful movement toward resolving a moral and royal rupture.
Bharata crosses the Gaṅgā, enters Śṛṅgiberapura, and then advances until Ayodhyā comes into view.
Determination (dṛḍha-saṅkalpa)—Bharata presses on with his people toward the center of responsibility.
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