Valmiki Ramayana 2.73.24: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 24
भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः
Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma
तवापि सुमहाभागा जनेन्द्राः कुलपूर्वगाः।बुद्धेर्मोहः कथमयं सम्भूतस्त्वयि गर्हितः।।।।
tavāpi sumahābhāgā janendrāḥ kulapūrvagāḥ |
buddher mohaḥ katham ayaṃ sambhūtas tvayi garhitaḥ ||
तुझ्याही कुलात पूर्वीचे राजे अतिशय महाभाग होते. मग तुझ्या बुद्धीत हा निंद्य मोह कसा उत्पन्न झाला?॥
Even the kings in your ancestral family were highly distinguished men. How did this condemnable deflection originate in your mind?
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Dharma requires clear judgment; moha that distorts judgment is condemned because it leads to unrighteous choices and social harm.
Bharata contrasts Kaikeyī’s present conduct with the nobility of her own ancestors, questioning the source of her moral lapse.
Commitment to moral discernment (viveka) and critique of delusion (moha).
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