Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 60
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
तथा तु शपथैः कष्टै श्शपमानमचेतनम्।भरतं शोकसन्तप्तं कौसल्या वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।।।
tathā tu śapathaiḥ kaṣṭaiḥ śapamānam acetanam | bharataṃ śokasantaptaṃ kausalyā vākyam abravīt ||
এইভাবে শোকে দগ্ধ ভরত অচেতন হয়ে কঠোর শপথ করতে থাকলে, কৌসল্যা তাঁকে এই বাক্য বললেন।
After having addressed Bharata, who was affectionate towards his brother that way, Kausalya drew the mighty-armed one onto her lap and hugged him and cried out with extreme grief.
FAQs
The verse frames a dharmic tension: truth and oath-taking must be guided by emotional restraint; Kausalyā prepares to counsel Bharata away from self-harmful extremes.
Bharata collapses in grief and repeatedly swears intense oaths; Kausalyā begins addressing him.
Kausalyā’s role as moral guide: she intervenes with speech (upadeśa) when grief destabilizes conduct.