Valmiki Ramayana 2.73.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 7
भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः · Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma
विनाशितो महाराजः पिता मे धर्मवत्सलः।कस्मात्प्रव्राजितो रामः कस्मादेव वनं गतः।।।।
vināśito mahārājaḥ pitā me dharmavatsalaḥ |
kasmāt pravrājito rāmaḥ kasmād eva vanaṃ gataḥ ||
¿Por qué ha sido arruinado mi padre, el gran rey amante del dharma? ¿Por qué causa fue desterrado Rama, por qué en verdad fue al bosque?
Why was my father the righteous maharaja killed? Why was Rama exiled into the forest?
FAQs
The verse demands moral causality: dharmic order should not punish the righteous; Bharata’s questions expose the injustice of exile imposed on Rama.
In confrontation, Bharata interrogates the rationale behind Dasharatha’s collapse and Rama’s banishment.
Commitment to fairness and moral reasoning—Bharata refuses to accept events as ‘normal’ when they violate dharma.
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