Verse 19·VR 2.106.19

एष हि प्रथमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्याभिषेचनम् | येन शक्यम् महाप्राज्ञ् प्रजानां परिपालनम् २-१०६-१९

kashcha pratyakShamutsR^ijya saMshayasthamalakShaNam | aayatisthaM chareddharmam kShatrabandhuranishchitam 2-106-20

Translation

"O, the highly enlightened hero! The first duty of a warrior is indeed to get crowned, so that he may then protect his subjects."

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Bharata Gives Many Reasons to Rama to Accept the Throne

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