Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 14
लक्ष्मणस्य वनानुगमन-प्रतिज्ञा तथा आयुध-संग्रहः
Lakshmana’s Vow to Follow Rama and the Retrieval of Divine Weapons
न स्मरिष्यति कौसल्यां सुमित्रां च सुदुःखिताम्।भरतो राज्यमासाद्य कैकेय्यां पर्यवस्थितः।।।।
na smariṣyati kausalyāṃ sumitrāṃ ca suduḥkhitām |
bharato rājyam āsādya kaikeyyāṃ paryavasthitaḥ || 2.31.14 ||
バラタが王国を得て、カイケーイーを頼みとして安んずるなら、彼はカウサリヤーと、深い悲しみに沈むスミトラーを思い出すこともないだろう。
When Bharata secures the kingdom, his confidence reposed in Kaikeyi he will not bother about the miserable Kausalya and Sumitra.
FAQs
Dharma includes impartial care for all rightful dependents; political loyalty must not erase remembrance of those who suffer and deserve protection.
Rāma expresses anxiety that Bharata, influenced by Kaikeyī and the new regime, may neglect the other queens.
Rāma’s protective sense of duty toward his mothers and his realism about courtly influence.