Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 20
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
तदिदं न विभात्यद्य विहीनं तेन धीमता।व्योमेव शशिना हीनमप्च्छुष्क इव सागरः।।2.72.20।।
tad idaṃ na vibhāty adya vihīnaṃ tena dhīmatā | vyomeva śaśinā hīnam apcchuṣka iva sāgaraḥ || 2.72.20 ||
Doch heute, beraubt jenes weisen Königs, leuchtet es nicht mehr—wie der Himmel ohne Mond oder wie der Ozean, wenn seine Wasser vertrocknet sind.
But today this couch without my sagacious father no longer shines like the sky without the Moon or like the sea evaporated.
FAQs
Dharma recognizes the irreplaceable role of a righteous ruler/elder; their absence creates a moral and emotional vacuum in the household and polity.
Bharata contrasts the couch’s former radiance with its present emptiness after Daśaratha’s death.
Sensitivity and moral awareness—Bharata feels the loss not as mere luxury but as the disappearance of a wise presence.
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