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भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival
Chitrakuta Encampment
यद्द्रव्यं बान्धवानां वा मित्राणां वा क्षये भवेत् ।
नाहं तत्प्रतिगृह्णीयां भक्षान्विषकृतानिव ॥४॥
yad dravyaṃ bāndhavānāṃ vā mitrāṇāṃ vā kṣaye bhavet |
na ahaṃ tat pratigṛhṇīyāṃ bhakṣān viṣakṛtān iva ||4||
Của cải nào do sự diệt vong của thân quyến hay bằng hữu mà có, ta quyết chẳng nhận—như thức ăn bị tẩm độc vậy.
I shall never accept any wealth obtained by destroying kith and kin or friends which is akin to taking food prepared with poison.
Ends do not justify means: wealth gained by harming loved ones is intrinsically impure and must be rejected.
Rāma explains to Lakṣmaṇa why he will not accept kingship or benefit that would come through conflict with Bharata or family.
Moral discernment and self-restraint—Rāma values righteousness over material gain.
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