Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 15
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
या गतिस्सर्वभूतानां तां गतिं ते पिता गतः।
राजा महत्मा तेजस्वी यायजूकस्सतां गतिः।।2.72.15।।
yā gatis sarvabhūtānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ te pitā gataḥ |
rājā mahātmā tejasvī yāyajūkas satāṃ gatiḥ || 2.72.15 ||
जो गति समस्त प्राणियों की है, उसी गति को तुम्हारे पिता प्राप्त हो गए। वह महात्मा, तेजस्वी, यज्ञ-निष्ठ राजा सज्जनों का आश्रय था।
Your high-souled, brilliant father ever engaged in performing sacrifices and a refuge for the virtuous people, went the inevitable way every living being must follow (attained heaven).
FAQs
Dharma is framed against impermanence: even righteous kings meet mortality, so one must act with Satya and duty rather than attachment.
Kaikeyī informs Bharata that Daśaratha has died.
Daśaratha’s kingly virtue—radiance, sacrificial piety, and being a refuge for the good.