Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 36
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः
Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
मन्निमित्तमिदं दुःखं प्राप्तो रामः सुखोचितः।धिग्जीवितं नृशंसस्य मम लोकविगर्हितम्।।2.99.36।।
man-nimittam idaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāpto rāmaḥ sukho-citaḥ | dhig jīvitaṃ nṛśaṃsasya mama loka-vigarhītam ||2.99.36||
મારા કારણે સુખને યોગ્ય રામ આ દુઃખમાં પડ્યો છે. ધિક્કાર છે મારા જીવનને—નિષ્ઠુર અને લોકનિંદિત!
It is on my account that Rama who was accustomed to all comforts has fallen into this misfortune. Fie on my life of cruelty which is condemned by the world.
FAQs
Dharma includes moral accountability: Bharata accepts responsibility for outcomes associated with his position, even if he did not desire the wrongdoing.
Seeing Rāma’s hardship, Bharata blames himself and condemns his own life as shameful.
Bharata’s conscience, humility, and commitment to truth over self-justification.