Valmiki Ramayana 2.99.39 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 39
चित्रकूटप्राप्तिः
Bharata Reaches Chitrakuta and Beholds Rama
बाष्पाभिहतकण्ठश्च प्रेक्ष्य रामं यशस्विनम्।आर्येत्येवाभिसङ्क्रुश्य व्याहर्तुं नाशकत्तदा।।2.99.39।।
bāṣpābhihata-kaṇṭhaś ca prekṣya rāmaṃ yaśasvinam | āryety evābhisaṅkruśya vyāhartuṃ nāśakat tadā ||2.99.39||
ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾದ ರಾಮನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ, ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನಿಂದ ಗಂಟಲು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡ ಭರತನು “ಆರ್ಯ!” ಎಂದೇ ಕೂಗಿ, ಆಗ ಮುಂದೆ ಮಾತಾಡಲಾರದೆ ಹೋಯಿತು.
As he beheld the glorious Rama, with his throat choken with tears, he cried out, O Arya (venerable one) and thereafter, was unable to speak any more.
FAQs
Dharma is inseparable from satya of the heart: Bharata’s tears and inability to speak underscore authentic remorse and reverence, not political calculation.
Bharata beholds Rāma, cries out “Ārya,” and is rendered speechless by grief.
Bharata’s humility and truthfulness; Rāma’s moral radiance (“yaśasvin”) that evokes reverence.
Ask anything about this verse
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Valmiki Ramayana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.