Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97, Shloka 13
भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival
Chitrakuta Encampment
प्राप्तकालं यदेषोऽस्मान्भरतो द्रष्टुमिच्छति।अस्मासु मनसाऽप्येष नाप्रियं किञ्चिदाचरेत्।।।।
prāpta-kālaṃ yad eṣo 'smān bharato draṣṭum icchati | asmāsu manasā 'py eṣa nāpriyaṃ kiñcid ācaret ||
یہ وقت کے عین مطابق ہے کہ بھرت ہمیں دیکھنا چاہتا ہے؛ وہ تو دل میں بھی ہمارے لیے کوئی ایسی بات نہ لائے گا جو ناگوار یا نقصان دہ ہو۔
Why are you suspicious of Bharata? Has he done anything disagreeable to you any time in the past?
FAQs
Dharma includes guarding one’s mind from unjust suspicion; Rama insists that a righteous person does not even intend harm.
Rama reassures Lakshmana that Bharata’s visit is appropriate and harmless in intention and action.
Bharata’s purity of intention (śuddha-saṅkalpa) and Rama’s commitment to truthful judgment.