Bharata, the younger brother of Rama, is the very image of selflessness. When the throne of Ayodhya was offered to him during Rama's exile, he refused to sit on it — instead placing Rama's sandals upon it and ruling only as his brother's servant.
"He set his brother's sandals on the throne and governed before them, a regent who longed only for his king's return."
It is from this Bharata — and from the emperor Bharata of legend — that India takes its ancient name, Bharatavarsha. A child named Bharata carries loyalty, sacrifice and a noble, dutiful heart.
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