Shloka 33
पिता हि भवति ज्येष्ठो धर्ममार्यस्य जानतः।
तस्य पादौ ग्रहीष्यामि स हीदानीं गतिर्मम।।2.72.33।।
pitā hi bhavati jyeṣṭho dharmam āryasya jānataḥ |
tasya pādau grahīṣyāmi sa hīdānīṃ gatir mama || 2.72.33 ||
جو آریہ دھرم کو جانتا ہے، اس کے لیے بڑا بھائی ہی باپ ہوتا ہے۔ میں اسی کے قدم پکڑوں گا؛ اب وہی میری واحد پناہ اور گتی ہے۔
To one who knows the ways of righteousness the elder brother is (like) the father. Indeed, he (Rama) is my refuge and I shall hold his feet now.
FAQs
Maryādā-dharma: the elder brother carries paternal responsibility; honoring him sustains righteous family order.
In the wake of his father’s absence, Bharata turns to Rama as the rightful moral center and protector.
Bharata’s submission to dharma over personal claim—he seeks refuge at Rama’s feet.