Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 45
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
कच्चिन्न परदारान्वा राजपुत्रोऽभिमन्यते।कस्मात्स दण्डकारण्ये भ्रूणहेव विवासितः।।2.72.45।।
kaccin na paradārān vā rājaputro 'bhimanyate | kasmāt sa daṇḍakāraṇye bhrūṇahā iva vivāsitaḥ || 2.72.45 ||
શું રાજપુત્રે પરસ્ત્રીની ઇચ્છા તો નથી કરી? તો પછી દંડકારણ્યમાં તેને ભ્રૂણહત્યારા સમાન કેમ નિર્વાસિત કરવામાં આવ્યો?
Then the capricious mother, with the same feminine disposition which she haddisplayed earlier, started giving a faithful account of all her deeds.
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Punishment must match wrongdoing; exile is portrayed as appropriate only for grave adharma, so Bharata questions how such a penalty could apply to righteous Rāma.
Bharata confronts Kaikeyī, trying to understand what alleged fault could justify Rāma’s banishment.
Bharata’s moral discernment and insistence on justice aligned with dharma.
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