Valmiki Ramayana 2.61.11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 11
कौसल्याविलापः
Kausalya’s Lament and Ethical Analogies on Kingship
यदि पञ्चदशे वर्षे राघवः पुनरेष्यति।जह्याद्राज्यं च कोषं च भरतो नोपलक्षयते।।2.61.11।।
yadi pañcadaśe varṣe rāghavaḥ punar eṣyati |
jahyād rājyaṃ ca koṣaṃ ca bharato nopalakṣyate ||
Walaupun pada tahun kelima belas Rāghava kembali, tidak tampak bahawa Bharata akan melepaskan kerajaan dan perbendaharaan.
Even if Rama returns in the fifteenth year, it is unlikely that Bharata will give up the kingdom and royal treasury (in favour of Rama).
FAQs
Dharma touches governance and legitimacy: rightful succession should be protected, and decisions must consider long-term justice, not merely immediate promises.
Kauśalyā fears that once Bharata is installed, power will not be returned to Rāma even after the exile term ends.
Kauśalyā’s prudence and concern for justice—she highlights how political power can become sticky and ethically perilous.
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