Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 7
पादुकाप्रदानं भरतस्य निवृत्तिश्च
The Sandals Bestowed; Bharata’s Return Toward Ayodhya
ततो हृष्टो भरद्वाजो भरतं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।अपि कृत्यं कृतं तात रामेण च समागतम्।।।।
tato hṛṣṭo bharadvājo bharataṃ vākyam abravīt | api kṛtyaṃ kṛtaṃ tāta rāmeṇa ca samāgatam ||
于是婆罗堕阇欢喜地对婆罗多说道：“孩子，你此行所当尽的本分可已成就？你可曾与罗摩相见？”
Then Bhardwaja asked Bharata in delight, My son, have you accomplished your task? Did you meet Rama?
FAQs
Dharma is framed as kṛtya—an assigned duty that must be fulfilled responsibly; the sage’s question treats success as the completion of rightful purpose, not personal gain.
At Bharadvāja’s hermitage, the sage questions Bharata about whether his mission has been completed and whether he has met Rāma.
Bharadvāja’s discernment and concern for dharmic outcomes—he measures events by duty fulfilled and truthful meeting/reporting.