Shloka 2.106.8

भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः (Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return)

Devanagari script

प्रोषिते मयि यत्पापं मात्रा मत्कारणात्कृतम्।क्षुद्रया तदनिष्टं मे प्रसीदतु भवान्मम।।।।

Transliteration

proṣite mayi yat pāpaṃ mātrā matkāraṇāt kṛtam | kṣudrayā tad aniṣṭaṃ me prasīdatu bhavān mama ||

Translation

While I was away, the sin my mother committed for my sake—meanly and against my own wish—may you, I beg, graciously forgive as far as I am concerned.

Context

When I was away from home, my mean-minded mother committed a sin for my sake which I never wished. You may pardon me graciously.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Rāma
• Kaikeyī (implied as mother)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma involves moral accountability and seeking reconciliation: Bharata distinguishes himself from wrongdoing and asks forgiveness to restore ethical order.

What is the narrative situation?

Bharata denies complicity in Kaikeyī’s act that led to Rāma’s exile and pleads for Rāma’s pardon.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and integrity—accepting the need to atone even for harms done ‘in one’s name’.