Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 29
भरतस्य कैकेयी-गर्हा तथा सुरभि-दृष्टान्तः
Bharata’s Reproach of Kaikeyi and the Surabhi Exemplum
एकपुत्रा च साध्वी च विवत्सेयं त्वया कृता।तस्मात्त्वं सततं दुःखं प्रेत्य चेह च लप्स्यसे।।।।
ekaputrā ca sādhvī ca vivatsā iyaṃ tvayā kṛtā |
tasmāt tvaṃ satataṃ duḥkhaṃ pretya ceha ca lapsyase ||
Ratu yang salehah ini—yang hanya memiliki satu putra—telah kaubuat seakan tanpa anak. Karena itu engkau akan memperoleh duka yang tak putus, baik di dunia ini maupun setelah kematian.
As for me, I shall do whatever is necessary for the atonement of the improper conduct shown towards my father and brother and for enhancement of my fame. There is no doubt about it.
FAQs
Dharma includes compassion and protection of the innocent; causing gratuitous suffering to a virtuous person is condemned and is said to yield painful consequences.
Bharata accuses Kaikeyi of making Kausalya bereft of her only son by sending Rama to exile, and he predicts sorrow as the result.
Bharata’s empathy for Kausalya and his sense of justice: he recognizes the moral gravity of harming the blameless.