Shloka 6
भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः
Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma
त्वां प्राप्य हि पिता मेऽद्य सत्यसन्धो महायशाः।तीव्रदुःखाभिसन्तप्तो वृत्तो दशरथो नृपः।।।।
tvāṃ prāpya hi pitā me 'dya satyasandho mahāyaśāḥ |
tīvraduḥkhābhisantapto vṛtto daśaratho nṛpaḥ ||
فإنّ أبي—الملك دَشَرَثَةَ المشهور، الثابت على الصدق—لمّا وقع تحت سلطانك احترق بألمٍ شديد، وقد مضى الآن عن الدنيا.
My father king Dasaratha who is bound to truth and highly renowned, having come under your influence and tormented by intense grief has departed from this world.
FAQs
Satya as vow-keeping is central: Dasharatha’s truthfulness is upheld even as it leads to personal ruin, underscoring the Ramayana’s ideal of integrity under pressure.
Bharata explains that Dasharatha’s death resulted from unbearable grief after being compelled by Kaikeyi’s demands tied to his pledged word.
Dasharatha’s satya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness to truth), presented as a defining royal virtue.