Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 12
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजुः।हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा।।।।
kaccid agniṣu te yukto vidhijño matimān ṛjuḥ | hutaṃ ca hoṣyamāṇaṃ ca kāle vedayate sadā ||
“那位正直明慧、通晓仪轨、负责你圣火的祭师，是否总能按时告知你：已献之供与尚待献供之事？”
I trust, the sagacious priest who knows ritual precepts, who is upright and is employed to take care of your sacred fires, informs you always regarding what was offered and what is to be offered as oblation at appropriate time.
FAQs
Dharma is sustained through disciplined regularity: rightful rule includes ensuring religious and civic duties are performed on time and with clarity, not neglected through disorder.
Rāma continues assessing whether Bharata maintains the kingdom’s sacred obligations and the proper functioning of ritual administration.
Bharata’s expected conscientiousness in duty; and Rāma’s emphasis on steadiness and accountability in public life.