Shloka 31
Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)
राम॑ तु गतमाज्ञाय राजानं च तथागतम् | आनाय्य भरतं देवी कैकेयी वाक्यमब्रवीत्,श्रीरामचन्द्रजी वनमें चले गये तथा राजा परलोकवासी हो गये, यह देखकर कैकेयीने भरतको ननिहालसे बुलवाया और इस प्रकार कहा--
rāmaṁ tu gatam ājñāya rājānaṁ ca tathāgatam | ānāyya bharataṁ devī kaikeyī vākyam abravīt ||
Mārkaṇḍeya dit : Lorsque la reine Kaikeyī apprit que Rāma était parti pour la forêt et que le roi, lui aussi, avait passé de même, elle fit venir Bharata de la demeure de sa parenté maternelle et prononça ces paroles.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how ethically fraught choices in pursuit of power can precipitate irreversible harm—exile, death, and social disorder—thereby placing a renewed burden of dharma on those who must respond (here, Bharata) to restore righteousness and stability.
After Rāma has left for the forest and the king has died, Kaikeyī sends for Bharata from his maternal relatives and begins to address him, setting up the next development concerning the throne and Bharata’s response.