Shloka 16
भरतागमनशङ्कानिवारणम् / Dispelling Suspicion about Bharata’s Arrival
Chitrakuta Encampment
कथं नु पुत्राः पितरं हन्युः कस्यां चिदापदि।भ्राता वा भ्रातरं हन्यात्सौमित्रे प्राणमात्मनः।।।।
kathaṃ nu putrāḥ pitaraṃ hanyuḥ kasyāṃ cid āpadi | bhrātā vā bhrātaraṃ hanyāt saumitre prāṇam ātmanaḥ ||
في أيّ نازلةٍ كانت، يا ساوميتري، كيف يقتل الأبناءُ أباهم؟ أو كيف يقتل الأخُ أخاه، وهو أعزّ عليه من حياته؟
If you are saying all these words only for the sake of the kingdom, then I shall ask Bharata when I see him to offer this kingdom to you.
FAQs
Dharma upholds the sanctity of family bonds: patricide and fratricide are portrayed as almost unthinkable, even in crisis.
Rama argues against Lakshmana’s fear-driven assumptions, stressing that close kin do not turn murderous in righteous families.
Rama’s commitment to maryādā (moral boundaries) and faith in familial righteousness.