Shloka 21
भरत-गुहसंवादः
Bharata and Guha: Trust, Hospitality, and the Burden of Grief
विनिश्श्वसन्वै भृशदुर्मनास्ततः प्रमूढसंज्ञः परमापदं गतः।शमं न लेभे हृदयज्वरार्दितो नरर्षभो यूथहतो यथर्षभः।।2.85.21।।
viniśśvasan vai bhṛśa-durmanās tataḥ pramūḍha-saṃjñaḥ paramāpadaṃ gataḥ |
śamaṃ na lebhe hṛdaya-jvarārdito nararṣabho yūtha-hato yatharṣabhaḥ || 2.85.21 ||
حينئذٍ كان بهاراتا، خيرَ الرجال، يطلق زفراتٍ عميقة وهو شديد الكآبة؛ قد تاهت حواسّه ووقع في أقصى البلاء، وأحرقته حمّى القلب، فلم يجد سكينةً، كالثور الذي قُطع عن قطيعه.
Then best of men, Bharata, with highly distraught mind and heaving sighs, with senses bewildered and oppressed by the fever raging in his heart and caught in a great calamity, like a bull separated from the herd enjoyed no peace of mind.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as an inner discipline that can bring intense pain when violated in the social order. Bharata’s lack of peace reflects a dharmic conscience that cannot rest while Rama suffers injustice.
Bharata is processing the catastrophic turn of events in Ayodhyā—Rama’s exile and the collapse of royal stability—while preparing to seek Rama and set matters right.
Compassionate loyalty: Bharata’s heart ‘fever’ and isolation imagery highlight his deep attachment to his family’s moral center, Rama.