Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 84, Shloka 4
गुहस्य सन्देहः, गङ्गातीर-रक्षा, भरतस्य सत्कारः
Guha’s Suspicion, Securing the Ganga Bank, and Hospitality to Bharata
बन्धयिष्यति वा दाशानथवाऽस्मान्वधिष्यति।अथ दाशरथिं रामं पित्रा राज्याद्विवासितम्।।।।सम्पन्नां श्रियमन्विच्छन्स्तस्य राज्ञ स्सुदुर्लभाम्।भरतः कैकयीपुत्रो हन्तुं समधिगच्छति।।।।
bandhayiṣyati vā dāśān athavā ’smān vadhiṣyati |
atha dāśarathiṃ rāmaṃ pitrā rājyād vivāsitam ||
Adakah dia akan mengikat para nelayan dengan tali—atau membunuh kami? Atau adakah dia datang untuk mencederai Rāma, putera Daśaratha, yang telah dihalau ayahandanya dari kerajaan?
Could it be that Bharata, son of Kaikeyi, has come here to bind us with the cords or to slay us? Or is he marching forward with the intention of taking possession of a prosperous, rare kingdom by slaying Rama who has been banished by his father:
FAQs
Dharma appears as protective loyalty toward the unjustly exiled: Guha is prepared to defend Rāma and his people against possible oppression.
Seeing the army, Guha imagines worst-case intentions—arrest, violence, or an attack on the exiled Rāma.
Steadfast loyalty and readiness to protect—Guha’s commitment to Rāma drives his defensive resolve.