Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 23
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
अयोध्यां च ततो दृष्ट्वा पित्रा भ्रात्रा विवर्जिताम्।भरतो दुःख सन्तप्त स्सारथिं चेदमब्रवीत्।।।।
ayodhyāṃ ca tato dṛṣṭvā pitrā bhrātrā vivarjitām | bharato duḥkhasantaptaḥ sārathiṃ cedam abravīt ||
随后，他望见阿踰陀已失父王与诸兄弟；婆罗多为悲苦所灼，便对御者说道：
Not far from Chitrakuta mountain, Bharata beheld a hermitage where sage Bharadwaja resided.
FAQs
Dharma includes truthful recognition of loss: Bharata does not deny the kingdom’s emptiness without its rightful figures; grief becomes a moral awareness of rupture in order.
Ayodhyā comes into sight; Bharata notices the city’s desolation after Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s absence, and begins speaking to his charioteer.
Sensitivity and integrity—Bharata’s sorrow reflects loyalty and an inner refusal to treat the throne as a mere prize.