भरतस्तु द्वितीयेन यौवराज्याधिपोस्तु मे । मंथरावचनान्मूढा वरमेतमयाचत
bharatastu dvitīyena yauvarājyādhipostu me | maṃtharāvacanānmūḍhā varametamayācata
Y por el segundo: que Bharata sea para mí el señor del rango de heredero. Engañada por las palabras de Mantharā, pidió este don.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: Kaikeyī, influenced by Mantharā, demands Bharata’s elevation; the court’s auspicious preparations for coronation are shadowed by intrigue.
Bad counsel distorts judgment; dharma declines when decisions are driven by attachment and manipulation.
None is specified; the verse focuses on moral causality in royal dharma.
None.