Shloka 15

भरतस्य दूतसमागमः तथा केकयराजनः अनुज्ञा

Bharata Meets the Messengers; Kekaya King Grants Leave

Devanagari script

राजन् पितुर्गमिष्यामि सकाशं दूतचोदितः।पुनरप्यहमेष्यामि यदा मे त्वं स्मरिष्यसि।।2.70.15।।

Transliteration

rājan! pitur gamiṣyāmi sakāśaṃ dūtacoditaḥ | punar apy aham eṣyāmi yadā me tvaṃ smariṣyasi ||2.70.15||

Translation

രാജാവേ! ദൂതന്മാരുടെ പ്രേരണയാൽ ഞാൻ പിതാവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിലേക്കു പോകുന്നു. നീ എപ്പോഴെങ്കിലും എന്നെ സ്മരിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും വരും.

Word by Word

राजन्O king

पितुःof (my) father

गमिष्यामिI shall go

सकाशम्to the presence of

दूत-चोदितःurged by the messengers

पुनःagain

अपिalso

अहम्I

एष्यामिI shall come

यदाwhen

मेof me / me

त्वम्you

स्मरिष्यसिwill remember

Context

O king, urged by these messengers I wish to go to my father. I shall come back again (from Ayodhya) whenever you remember me.

Characters & Entities

Bharata

King of Kekaya (maternal grandfather)

messengers (dūta)

father (Daśaratha)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Responsiveness to rightful summons and filial duty: Bharata treats the message as an obligation and moves toward his father without delay, aligning personal action with family responsibility.

What is the narrative situation?

While Bharata is in Kekaya, messengers arrive from Ayodhya; Bharata tells his maternal grandfather that he must go to his father and will return when remembered.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Bharata’s dutifulness and reliability—he promptly accepts the call and reassures his elder with steadfast commitment.