Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 7
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
एवं पृष्टस्तु कैकेय्या प्रियं पार्थिवनन्दनः।आचष्ट भरत स्सर्वं मात्रे राजीवलोचनः।।2.72.7।।
evaṃ pṛṣṭas tu kaikeyyā priyaṃ pārthiva-nandanaḥ |
ācaṣṭa bharatas sarvaṃ mātre rājīva-locanaḥ ||
कैकेयी के स्नेहपूर्ण प्रश्न करने पर राजीव-नयन, राजा का प्रिय पुत्र भरत ने अपनी माता से सब कुछ कह सुनाया।
Thus asked lovingly by his mother Kaikeyi, the lotus-eyed Bharata, the king's delight narrated everything to her.
FAQs
It foregrounds satya and openness in family relations: Bharata responds fully and truthfully to his mother’s inquiry.
After Kaikeyi asks about relatives and Bharata’s journey, Bharata recounts the details to her.
Truthfulness and respectful responsiveness—Bharata communicates without concealment.