Valmiki Ramayana 2.85.14: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 85, Shloka 14
भरत-गुहसंवादः
Bharata and Guha: Trust, Hospitality, and the Burden of Grief
एवं सम्भाषमाणस्य गुहस्य भरतं तदा ।
बभौ नष्टप्रभस्सूर्यो रजनी चाभ्यवर्तत ॥१४॥
evaṁ sambhāṣamāṇasya guhasya bharataṁ tadā |
babhau naṣṭaprabhaḥ sūryo rajanī cābhyavartata ||14||
ഗുഹ ഇങ്ങനെ ഭരതനോടു സംസാരിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ സൂര്യന്റെ പ്രഭ മങ്ങി, രാത്രിയും അടുത്തുവന്നു.
As Guha was thus conversing with Bharata, the rays of the Sun diminished and the night set in.
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames dharma in action across time: righteous intentions continue even as day ends, marking perseverance in duty.
The scene shifts to evening; as the dialogue continues, sunset arrives and night begins.
Steadfastness—Bharata’s mission and Guha’s support persist without pause as circumstances change.
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