Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 4
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
सा तं मूर्धन्युपाघ्राय परिष्वज्य यशस्विनम् ।
अङ्के भरतमारोप्य प्रष्टुं समुपचक्रमे ॥४॥
sā taṃ mūrdhany upāghrāya pariṣvajya yaśasvinam |
aṅke bharatam āropya praṣṭuṃ samupacakrame ||4||
Baginda mengucup ubun-ubunnya dan memeluk Bharata yang termasyhur; lalu mendudukkannya di pangkuan, baginda pun mula bertanya.
Kaikeyi, gave her illustrious son Bharata a hug, kissed him on his forehead, made him rest on her lap and began her query.
FAQs
Dharma in family life includes care and tenderness; affection becomes the setting in which difficult truths and duties will soon be discussed.
Kaikeyī welcomes Bharata physically and emotionally and prepares to speak with him.
Maternal affection (vātsalya) is foregrounded, even as the narrative moves toward morally complex disclosures.
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