Valmiki Ramayana 2.85.16 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 85, Shloka 16
भरत-गुहसंवादः
Bharata and Guha: Trust, Hospitality, and the Burden of Grief
रामचिन्तामय श्शोको भरतस्य महात्मनः।उपस्थितो ह्यनर्हस्य धर्मप्रेक्षस्य तादृशः।।2.85.16।।
rāmacintāmayaḥ śoko bharatasya mahātmanaḥ |
upasthito hy anarhasya dharmaprekṣasya tādṛśaḥ ||2.85.16||
ধৰ্মদৰ্শী, এনে শোকৰ অযোগ্য মহাত্মা ভৰতৰ ওপৰতো শ্ৰীৰাম-চিন্তাৰে ভৰা শোক উপস্থিত হ’ল।
Just like a concealed forest-fire scorching the dried up forest, the fire of sorrow kindled in his mind scorched Bharata.
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Even the righteous suffer when dharma is disrupted; the verse highlights moral sensitivity—Bharata’s grief arises from concern for Rama and the right order.
After resting, Bharata is overtaken by sorrow as his mind dwells on Rama’s hardship in exile.
Bharata’s dharmic conscience (dharma-prekṣā): he feels pain not for loss of power but for Rama’s suffering and injustice.
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