Valmiki Ramayana 2.85.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 85, Shloka 16
भरत-गुहसंवादः
Bharata and Guha: Trust, Hospitality, and the Burden of Grief
रामचिन्तामय श्शोको भरतस्य महात्मनः ।
उपस्थितो ह्यनर्हस्य धर्मप्रेक्षस्य तादृशः ॥१६॥
rāmacintāmayaḥ śoko bharatasya mahātmanaḥ |
upasthito hy anarhasya dharmaprekṣasya tādṛśaḥ ||16||
ധർമ്മത്തെ നോക്കുന്ന, അത്തരം ദുഃഖത്തിന് അർഹനല്ലാത്ത മഹാത്മാവായ ഭരതനിലും ശ്രീരാമചിന്ത നിറഞ്ഞ ശോകം വന്നു ചേർന്നു.
But the thought of Rama caused grief to the magnanimous Bharata, a man of righteous outlook who did not deserve such grief.
FAQs
Even the righteous suffer when dharma is disrupted; the verse highlights moral sensitivity—Bharata’s grief arises from concern for Rama and the right order.
After resting, Bharata is overtaken by sorrow as his mind dwells on Rama’s hardship in exile.
Bharata’s dharmic conscience (dharma-prekṣā): he feels pain not for loss of power but for Rama’s suffering and injustice.
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