Valmiki Ramayana 2.12.61 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 61
द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
न कथञ्चिदृते रामाद्भरतो राज्यमावसेत्।।।।रामादपि हि तं मन्ये धर्मतो बलवत्तरम्।
na kathañcid ṛte rāmād bharato rājyam āvaset |
rāmād api hi taṃ manye dharmato balavattaram ||
रामाला बाजूला ठेवून भरत कधीही, कोणत्याही प्रकारे राज्य स्वीकारणार नाही; धर्माच्या बळात मी त्याला रामापेक्षाही अधिक समर्थ मानतो.
O cruel one, O woman of sinful resolve, O vile (creature), O woman of evil deeds, what wrong or sin do you really see in Rama or in me.
FAQs
Legitimate rule cannot be built on injustice; Bharata’s dharma is portrayed as refusing gain that comes from violating rightful succession and truth.
Daśaratha argues that Kaikeyī’s plan is self-defeating because Bharata himself would reject a throne obtained by wronging Rāma.
Bharata’s integrity and dharma-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in righteousness).
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