Shloka 11
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः
Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return
गुरुः क्रियावान्वृद्धश्च राजा प्रेतः पितेतिच।तातं न परिगर्हेयं दैवतं चेति संसदि।।।।
guruḥ kriyāvān vṛddhaś ca rājā pretaḥ pitā iti ca |
tātaṃ na parigarhēyaṃ daivataṃ ceti saṃsadi ||
ਉਹ ਮੇਰੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਨ—ਕਰਮਕਾਂਡੀ, ਵੱਡੀ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ, ਰਾਜਾ—ਅਤੇ ਹੁਣ ਪਰਲੋਕ ਸਿਧਾਰ ਚੁੱਕੇ; ਉਹੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਸਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਸਭਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਤਾਤ ਨੂੰ, ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਸਮਾਨ ਹੈ, ਦੋਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇ ਸਕਦਾ।
King Dasaratha, my father and preceptor, is god-like to me. Devoted to meritorious acts, he departed from this world in his old age. For this reason, I cannot reproach him (publicly) in this assembly (of men).
FAQs
Dharma includes reverence toward parents and teachers: even when correcting a wrong, Bharata maintains the boundary of not publicly condemning his deceased father.
Bharata balances two duties—acknowledging that something went wrong while refusing to dishonor Dasaratha before others.
Filial piety and restraint in speech: Bharata’s commitment to respectful discourse even amid crisis.