Shloka 2
अलं शोकेन भद्रं ते राजपुत्र महायशः।प्राप्तकालं नरपतेः कुरु संयानमुत्तमम्।।2.76.2।।
alaṃ śokena bhadraṃ te rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ |
prāptakālaṃ narapateḥ kuru saṃyānam uttamam || 2.76.2 ||
كفى حزنًا؛ طِبتَ وبركتَ، أيها الأمير الجليل ذو المجد العظيم. لقد حان الأوان: فأقِم شعائر جنازة الملك على أكمل وجهٍ وبما يوافق الدَّرما.
Then in accordance with their rank and surrounded by aged guards, the wives of king Dasaratha departed for that place from the city in palanquins and other carriages.
FAQs
Dharma requires that personal grief be restrained when duty demands timely action—here, the son must complete the father’s last rites as an obligation of filial and social order.
After Daśaratha’s death and Bharata’s return, Vasiṣṭha consoles Bharata and urges him to proceed with the king’s funeral rites without delay.
Steadfastness in duty (dharma-niṣṭhā): Bharata is guided to transform sorrow into responsible action.