Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 6
भरतस्य कैकेयी-गर्हा तथा सुरभि-दृष्टान्तः
Bharata’s Reproach of Kaikeyi and the Surabhi Exemplum
त्वत्कृते मे पिता वृत्तो रामश्चारण्यमाश्रितः।अयशो जीवलोके च त्वयाऽहं प्रतिपादितः।।।।
tvatkṛte me pitā vṛtto rāmaś cāraṇyam āśritaḥ |
ayaśo jīvaloke ca tvayāhaṃ pratipāditaḥ ||
သင့်ကြောင့်ပင် ငါ့အဖေသည် ကွယ်လွန်သွားရပြီး ရာမသည် တောထဲသို့ အားကိုးဝင်ရ၏။ သင့်ကြောင့်ပင် အသက်ရှင်သူတို့၏ လောက၌ ငါသည် အရှက်အပျက်သာ ရရှိခဲ့၏။
You have caused my father's death and Rama's exile. As for me, I have obtained ignominy in this world.
FAQs
Adharma harms not only the direct victim but the entire family and polity: it destroys life, displaces the righteous, and stains communal honor.
Bharata attributes a chain of calamities—Daśaratha’s death, Rāma’s forest life, and his own public dishonor—to Kaikeyī’s actions.
Bharata’s concern for truth and public righteousness: he rejects benefiting from wrongdoing and laments the loss of honor.