Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 1
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
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जटिलं चीरवसनं प्राञ्जलिं पतितं भुवि।ददर्श रामो दुर्दर्शं युगान्ते भास्करंयथा।।।।
jaṭilaṃ cīravasanaṃ prāñjaliṃ patitaṃ bhuvi | dadarśa rāmo durdarśaṃ yugānte bhāskaraṃ yathā ||
रामाने भरताला पाहिले—जटाधारी, चीरवस्त्र परिधान केलेला, हात जोडून भूमीवर पडलेला; तो दृश्य युगांतीच्या सूर्याप्रमाणे दुर्दर्श होता।
Rama beheld Bharata with matted locks and robes of bark fallen down on the ground with folded hands like the Sun at the time of dissolution of the world. It was really difficult to look at him.
FAQs
It underscores humility and remorse as dharmic responses to perceived wrongdoing: Bharata approaches not as a claimant to power but as a supplicant, prioritizing righteousness over entitlement.
In the forest, Rāma encounters Bharata in an extreme state of grief and self-abasement, indicating Bharata’s distress over the events that led to Rāma’s exile.
Bharata’s humility and penitential seriousness—expressed through ascetic appearance and reverential posture.