Valmiki Ramayana 2.90.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 90, Shloka 7
भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्
Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage
अयोध्यायां बले कोशे मित्रेष्वपि च मन्त्रिषु ।
जानन् दशरथं वृत्तं न राजानमुदाहरत् ॥७॥
ayodhyāyāṃ bale kośe mitreṣv api ca mantriṣu |
jānan daśarathaṃ vṛttaṃ na rājānam udāharat ||7||
ທ່ານໄດ້ຖາມເຖິງເມືອງອະໂຍທະຍາ—ທັງກອງທັບ ແລະຄັງສົມບັດ ພ້ອມທັງມິດສະຫາຍແລະອຳມາດ; ແຕ່ເນື່ອງຈາກຮູ້ເຫດການທີ່ເກີດແກ່ພຣະຣາຊາທະສະຣະຖະ ຈຶ່ງບໍ່ໄດ້ເອີ້ນນາມພຣະອົງ
He enquired about the welfare of Ayodhya, of the army, treasury, friends and the ministers. But knowingly did not mention about Dasaratha's well-being (the knew Dasaratha was dead).
FAQs
Sensitive truthfulness: one may uphold satya without harshness—Bharadvāja avoids abruptly raising Daśaratha’s fate, showing compassionate restraint.
During the welfare inquiry, Bharadvāja asks about state affairs but deliberately does not ask about Daśaratha, aware of the king’s demise.
Tact and compassion—wisdom that chooses appropriate speech (vāg-niyama) in painful contexts.
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