śrīmad vālmīki rāmāyaṇam - yuddhakāṇḍam
paṅkadigdhastu bharato jatilastvāṃ pratīkṣate |
pāduke te puraskṛtya sarvaṃ ca kuśalaṃ gṛhe || 7.124.4 ||
mitrāṇi dhanadhānyāni prajānāṃ sammatānīha |
jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasi || 6.124.17 ||
Re-ordered word-by-word meaning
tu - However,
bharataḥ - (That) Bharata,
paṅkadigdhaḥ - covered all over with mud slush (as he lived in a hole in the ground as a penance during Rama's banishment)
jatilaḥ - with matted locks,
puraskṛtya te pāduke - worshipping on the throne your padukas (wooden sandals as a symbol of your gracious presence),
pratīkṣate tvāṃ - eagerly awaits you.
sarvaṃ ca kuśalaṃ gṛhe - And all is well at your home.
iha - In this world,
sammatāni - are valued
prajānāṃ - by the people (these things):
mitrāṇi - friends and kinsfolk,
dhanadhānyāni - wealth and material abundance.
jananī ca - After all, one's mother, and
janmabhūmiḥ - one's motherland,
garīyasi svargādapi - excels in greatness even Heaven.
These famous shlokas are uttered by the great sage Bharadwaja whom Rama meets enroute from Lanka in Pushpaka Vimana for blessings. Bharadwaja says how by his mystic power he was aware of all the happenings in Rama's forest exile including Sita's abduction, the alliance with the monkey-chief, the building of the bridge over the sea by Nala, the great battle and the slaying of Ravana with his entire clan.
Then he states these words, in the context of the imminent return of Rama to his kingdom.
The concept of patriotism is intrinsic to our culture, and explained so well in the original epic, Ramayana.
