Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 22
और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः
Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament
त्रयोदशोऽयं दिवसः पितुर्वृत्तस्य ते विभो।।।।सावशेषास्थिनिचये किमिह त्वं विलम्भसे।
trayodaśo 'yaṃ divasaḥ pitur vṛttasya te vibho | sāvaśeṣāsthinicaye kim iha tvaṃ vilambhase ||
Wahai tuanku, inilah hari ketiga belas sejak ayahanda wafat; sementara tumpukan tulang-belulang masih tersisa, mengapa engkau berlama-lama di sini?
O lord, this is the thirteenth day since the death of your father. The heap of bones and ashes still remain on the pyre. Why this delay on your part?
FAQs
Dharma is timely performance of funeral rites; personal grief must be integrated with ritual responsibilities owed to ancestors.
Vasiṣṭha urges Bharata not to remain immobilized in grief and to complete the remaining funerary procedures.
Vasiṣṭha’s practical wisdom—he channels sorrow into disciplined action aligned with tradition.