Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 104, Shloka 17
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य धर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Dharma-Reasoning
न दोषं त्वयि पश्यामि सूक्ष्ममप्यरिसूदन।न चापि जननीं बाल्यात्त्वं विगर्हितुमर्हसि।।।।
na doṣaṃ tvayi paśyāmi sūkṣmam apy arisūdana | na cāpi jananīṃ bālyāt tvaṃ vigarhitum arhasi ||
हे अरिसूदन! तुझ्यात मला सूक्ष्मसाही दोष दिसत नाही; आणि बालभावानेही तू आपल्या जननीची निंदा करणे योग्य नाही।
O destroyer of enemies, I do not find even slightest fault with you. Like a child, it does not behove you to reproach your mother.
FAQs
Respect toward parents and restraint in speech: even when wrong has occurred, dharma discourages impulsive condemnation of one’s mother.
Rama reassures Bharata of his innocence and advises him not to direct blame at Kaikeyī in anger.
Rama’s fairness and moral discipline—he separates guilt from grief and counsels measured conduct.