Shloka 2.75.35
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः (Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation)
अप्राप्य सदृशान् दाराननपत्यः प्रमीयताम्।अनवाप्य क्रियां धर्म्यां यस्याऽर्योऽनुमते गतः।।।।
aprāpya sadṛśān dārān anapatyaḥ pramīyatām | anavāpya kriyāṃ dharmyāṃ yasyāryo ’numate gataḥ ||
May the man by whose consent my noble brother was exiled die without obtaining a worthy wife, without children, and without ever accomplishing the righteous religious duties that uphold dharma.
May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother die without winning a worthy wife and without begetting offspring and without performing religious deeds!
Dharma is sustained through responsible family life and dharmic actions; denial of these becomes a symbolic punishment for grave wrongdoing.
Bharata’s grief turns into formalized curses that map wrongdoing to the loss of socially and religiously valued life-goals.
Bharata’s reverence for dharmic life—marriage, progeny, and righteous rites as pillars of social order.