Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104, Shloka 7
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य धर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Dharma-Reasoning
सा राज्यफलमप्राप्य विधवा शोककर्शिता।पतिष्यति महाघोरे निरये जननी मम।।।।
sā rājya-phalam aprāpya vidhavā śoka-karśitā |
patiṣyati mahā-ghore niraye jananī mama ||
Ma mère, devenue veuve, consumée par le chagrin et privée du « fruit » de la royauté, tombera dans un enfer des plus terribles.
My mother, formented with grief and with the fruit of the kingdom forfeited, and cursed with widowhood, will fall into the dreadful hell.
FAQs
Adharma bears consequences: unjust actions motivated by desire for power lead to suffering here and moral retribution hereafter (expressed as niraya).
Bharata, distressed, predicts the spiritual and emotional ruin that will follow Kaikeyī’s act and urges Rāma to respond in a way that restores righteousness.
Bharata’s compassion mixed with moral seriousness: he fears for his mother’s fate even while condemning her deed.