Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.11: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 11
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
शून्योऽयं शयनीयस्ते पर्यङ्को हेमभूषितः ।
न चायमिक्ष्वाकुजनः प्रहृष्टः प्रतिभाति मा ॥११॥
śūnyo 'yaṃ śayanīyas te paryaṅko hemabhūṣitaḥ |
na cāyam ikṣvākujanaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ pratibhāti mā ||11||
तुम्हारा सोना खाली पड़ा है, सोने से सजाया हुआ। इक्ष्वाकु के घर के लोग भी मुझे खुश नहीं लग रहे।
Your gold-bedecked couch, worthy of resting lies empty. None of the attendants of the Ikshvakus look cheerful.
FAQs
Dharma includes sensitivity to communal well-being: Bharata reads the moral atmosphere of the palace and seeks the truth behind collective grief.
Bharata notices signs of distress—an empty couch and joyless attendants—suggesting a serious disruption in the royal household.
Perceptiveness joined with concern for others, not merely personal interest.
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