अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
बलिषड्भागमुद्धृत्य नृपस्यारक्षतः प्रजाः।अधर्मो योऽस्य सोऽस्यास्तु यस्यार्थोऽनुमते गतः।।।।
bali-ṣaḍbhāgam uddhṛtya nṛpasyārakṣataḥ prajāḥ |
adharmo yo 'sya sa 'syāstu yasyārtho 'numate gataḥ ||
جس کے اذن سے میرا آریہ بھرا بن باس کو گیا، اسی پر وہی ادھرم آئے—جیسے اس راجا پر جو پرجا سے قانوناً چھٹا حصہ (شڈبھाग) تو لے، مگر ان کی رکھوالی نہ کرے۔
May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother acquireunrighteousness in the same way as a king who, having received one sixth of the income as tax from people does not protect them!
Rulership is a moral contract: collecting taxes is justified only when matched by protection of the people; otherwise it becomes adharma.
Bharata uses rājadharma as a standard to condemn the injustice that expelled Rāma.
Commitment to just governance and accountability—Bharata measures actions by the duties attached to power.
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