Shloka 17
सीतावियोगे रामविलापः
Rāma’s Lament in Separation from Sītā
गाढमाश्लिष्य भरतो वाच्यो मद्वचनात्त्वया।।3.62.17।।अनुज्ञातोऽसि रामेण पालयेति वसुन्धराम्।
gāḍham āśliṣya bharato vācyaḥ mad-vacanāt tvayā | anujñāto 'si rāmeṇa pālayeti vasundharām || 3.62.17 ||
ഭരതനെ ദൃഢമായി ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്ത്, എന്റെ വചനമായി നീ അവനോട് പറയുക: ‘രാമൻ നിന്നെ അനുവധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—ഭൂമിയെ ഭരിച്ച് സംരക്ഷിക്ക.’
My mother Kaikeyi, Sumitra and Kausalya should also be offered due obeisance. You should protect them with great effort, carrying out my instructions.
FAQs
Even in personal catastrophe, governance and protection of subjects must continue—rāja-dharma is upheld through Bharata’s stewardship.
Rāma, overwhelmed by Sītā’s loss, imagines sending Lakṣmaṇa back to instruct Bharata to rule in his stead.
Public duty over private sorrow—Rāma still ensures the kingdom’s welfare is not abandoned.