Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 44
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
उभे सन्ध्ये शयानस्य यत्पापं परिकल्प्यते।तच्चपापं भवेत्तस्य यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः।।।।
ubhe sandhye śayānasya yat pāpaṃ parikalpyate | tac ca pāpaṃ bhavet tasya yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ ||
যার সম্মতিতে আমার আর্য ভ্রাতা বনবাসে গমন করেছে, সে যেন প্রভাত ও সায়ং—উভয় সন্ধিক্ষণে নিদ্রায় লীন থাকার যে পাপ, সেই পাপই ভোগ করে।
May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother acquire the extent of demerit fixed for a person, who sleeps at the hour of twilight of dawn and dusk!
FAQs
Dharma is linked to disciplined observance of sacred duties; neglect of sandhyā-time responsibilities symbolizes moral negligence.
Bharata intensifies his denunciation by invoking well-known ritual-moral categories of fault.
Reverence for dharma as lived practice—Bharata’s worldview treats ethical failure as inseparable from neglect of duty.