Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 46
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
देवतानां पित्रूणां च मातापित्रोस्तथैव च।मा स्म कार्षीत्स शुश्रूषां यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः।।।।
devatānāṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca mātā-pitros tathaiva ca | mā sma kārṣīt sa śuśrūṣāṃ yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ ||
ಯಾರ ಅನುಮತಿಯಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಆರ್ಯ ಸಹೋದರನು ವನವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನೋ, ಅವನು ದೇವತೆಗಳು, ಪಿತೃಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ತನ್ನ ಮಾತಾ-ಪಿತೃಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಥೋಚಿತ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಭಕ್ತಿಯ ಸೇವೆಯನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸದಿರಲಿ.
May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother, acquire the sin in the same way as a person who fails to show obedience to the gods and the ancestors and to serve his parents!
FAQs
Dharma is anchored in reverence and service to gods, ancestors, and parents; neglect of these is portrayed as a profound moral failing.
Bharata condemns the enabler of Rama’s exile by wishing upon him the loss of foundational duties and piety.
Filial and sacred duty as a measure of character—Bharata’s moral universe places service (śuśrūṣā) at the center of righteousness.