Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104, Shloka 15
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य धर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Dharma-Reasoning
तं मत्तमिव मातङ्गं निःश्वसन्तं पुन पुनः।भ्रातरं भरतं रामः परिष्वज्येदमब्रवीत्।।।।
taṃ mattam iva mātaṅgaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ punaḥ punaḥ | bhrātaraṃ bharataṃ rāmaḥ pariṣvajya idam abravīt ||
മദിച്ച ആനപോലെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ദീർഘനിശ്വാസം വിടുന്ന സഹോദരൻ ഭരതനെ ശ്രീരാമൻ ആലിംഗനം ചെയ്ത് പിന്നെ ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.
Rama embraced his brother Bharata who repeatedly heaved sighs and resembled anelephant in rut, and said:
FAQs
Compassion within dharma: Rama responds to Bharata’s anguish not with harshness but with embrace—upholding fraternal care while preparing a principled reply.
The narration depicts Bharata’s intense grief; Rama comforts him physically before speaking.
Rama’s empathy and steadiness—he consoles Bharata even amid a dispute about duty and kingship.