Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 14
भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्
Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage
एवमुक्तो भरद्वाजं भरतः प्रत्युवाच ह।पर्यश्रुनयनो दुःखाद्वाचा संसज्जमानया।।2.90.14।।
evam ukto bharadvājaṃ bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha |
paryaśru-nayano duḥkhād vācā saṃsajjamānayā || 2.90.14 ||
આ રીતે સંબોધિત થતાં ભરતે ભરદ્વાજ મુનિને પ્રત્યુત્તર આપ્યો; દુઃખથી આંખો આંસુઓથી ભરાઈ ગઈ હતી અને બોલતાં વાણી અટવાતી હતી.
When one so venerable like you too misunderstands me, I am gone. There is no danger for him from me. Do not rebuke me this way.
FAQs
Dharma is tied to sincerity: Bharata’s grief-stricken response signals an inner commitment to truth and righteousness rather than opportunism.
After Bharadvāja’s probing suspicion, Bharata begins his reply, emotionally shaken.
Ārjava (straightforward sincerity) and śoka-sahāyatā (capacity to bear grief while remaining truthful).