Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 6
दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि
विधानम् — Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning
किं ते व्यवसितं राजन् प्रोषिते मय्यनागते।विवास्य रामं धर्मज्ञं लक्ष्मणं च महाबलम्।।2.76.6।।
kiṃ te vyavasitaṃ rājan proṣite mayy anāgate |
vivāsya rāmaṃ dharmajñaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ ca mahābalam || 2.76.6 ||
Wahai Raja, keputusan apakah yang engkau tetapkan ketika aku pergi dan belum kembali—hingga engkau mengasingkan Rāma yang tahu dharma, dan juga Lakṣmaṇa yang perkasa?
At that time, piteous cries of distressed women in their thousands like the piercing cries of female kraunchas (birds) were heard.
FAQs
The verse questions a decision that appears to violate dharma: the banishment of a righteous heir. It highlights the moral burden leaders bear when their choices cause suffering to the virtuous.
During the funeral context, Bharata laments over Daśaratha’s death and confronts (in grief) the fact that Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa were exiled while he was absent.
Moral clarity and loyalty—Bharata instinctively defends Rāma’s righteousness and is pained by injustice done to him.