Valmiki Ramayana 2.100.6: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 6
शततमः सर्गः · Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
कच्चिद्धारयते तात राजा यत्त्वमिहाऽगतः।कच्चिन्न दीन स्सहसा राजा लोकान्तरं गतः।।।।
kaccid dhārayate tāta rājā yat tvam ihāgataḥ | kaccin na dīnaḥ sahasā rājā lokāntaraṃ gataḥ ||
Wahai anak yang dikasihi, kini engkau telah datang ke sini—adakah raja masih bertahan hidup? Semoga raja tidak, kerana dukacita yang mendadak, pergi dengan tergesa ke alam yang lain.
My dear (brother), now that you have come here, I trust, king Dasaratha is keeping good health and hope, he has not departed prematurely in despondency for the other world.
FAQs
Filial and royal duty are bound to truth and steadiness: grief should not drive one to rash collapse; life’s responsibilities must be carried with composure.
Bharata arrives to meet Rama; Rama anxiously asks whether their father Daśaratha is still alive and not overcome by despair.
Concern and responsibility—Rama’s dutiful attention to the king’s welfare and the stability of the realm.
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