Shloka 14
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
तमेवं दुःखितं प्रेक्ष्य विलपन्तं यशस्विनम्।रामः कृतात्मा भरतं समाश्वासयदात्मवान्।।2.105.14।।
tam evaṃ duḥkhitaṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ yaśasvinam |
rāmaḥ kṛtātmā bharataṃ samāśvāsayad ātmavān ||
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੁੱਖ ਨਾਲ ਘਿਰੇ ਹੋਏ, ਵਿਲਾਪ ਕਰਦੇ ਯਸ਼ਸਵੀ ਭਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ, ਕ੍ਰਿਤਾਤਮਾ ਅਤੇ ਆਤਮ-ਸੰਯਮੀ ਰਾਮ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਧੀਰਜ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਸਾਂਤਵਨਾ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
Having seen the illustrious Bharata lamenting that way, Rama, a man of firm determination and self-possession, consoled him thus:
FAQs
Dharma is upheld with compassion: steadiness of mind (self-control) is paired with the duty to console and guide those in distress.
After Bharata’s intense lament and appeal, Rāma responds not with anger or triumph but by reassuring him.
Rāma’s self-mastery (ātma-vattā) and empathetic leadership—he remains calm and supports Bharata emotionally.