भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
हा हतोऽस्मीति कृपणां दीनां वाचमुदीरयन्।निपपात महाबाहुर्बाहू विक्षिप्य वीर्यवान्।।2.72.17।।
vanaṃ ca samatītyāśu śarvaryām aruṇodaye ||2.72.17||
ayodhyāṃ manunā rājñā nirmitāṃ sandadarśa ha |
رات کی تاریکی میں جنگل کو تیزی سے پار کر کے، ارُنوَدَے یعنی طلوعِ فجر کے وقت اُس نے منو راجہ کی بسائی ہوئی ایودھیا کو دیکھا۔
He passed quickly through the forest at night and at sunrise beheld the city of Ayodhya built by king Manu.
Dharma is respect for inherited order: Ayodhyā, founded by Manu, symbolizes lawful tradition, reminding that present action should align with established righteousness.
After traveling through the night, Bharata reaches the outskirts and finally sees Ayodhyā at dawn.
Commitment to ancestral ideals—his return is framed against the city’s venerable, dharmic legacy.