Shloka 34
हेमन्तवर्णनम् तथा भरतधर्मनिष्ठा-चिन्तनम्
Winter Description and Reflection on Bharata’s Devotion
न पित्र्यमनुवर्तन्ते मातृकं द्विपदा इति।ख्यातो लोकप्रवादोऽयं भरतेनान्यथा कृतः।।।।
na pitryam anuvartante mātṛkaṃ dvipadā iti | khyāto lokapravādo ’yaṃ bharatenānyathā kṛtaḥ ||
世间有名的俗语说：“人随母道，不随父道。”婆罗多却使之改观，因为他守持了父亲的正法之路。
The saying that men follow mother's path but not the path of the father, has been disproved by Bharata.
FAQs
Dharma is not blind allegiance to one’s immediate influence; it is allegiance to righteousness—Bharata chooses the father’s rightful command over the mother’s wrongful demand.
Lakṣmaṇa contrasts common social expectations with Bharata’s exceptional conduct, defending Bharata’s integrity amid the Kaikeyī episode.
Bharata’s independence of moral judgment and fidelity to satya and dharma, even against familial pressure.