Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 6
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
आर्यकस्ते सुकुशली युधाजिन्मातुलस्तव।
प्रवासाच्च सुखं पुत्र सर्वं मे वक्तुमर्हसि।।2.72.6।।
āryakas te sukuśalī yudhājin-mātulas tava |
pravāsāc ca sukhaṃ putra sarvaṃ me vaktum arhasi ||
ਤੇਰਾ ਆਰ੍ਯਕ (ਪੂਜ੍ਯ ਪਿਤਾਮਹ) ਸੁਖੀ ਹੈ ਨਾਂ? ਅਤੇ ਤੇਰਾ ਮਾਤੁਲ ਯੁਧਾਜਿਤ ਵੀ ਕੁਸ਼ਲ ਹੈ ਨਾਂ? ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਪਰਵਾਸ ਸੁਖਦਾਇਕ ਰਿਹਾ? ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦੱਸ।
My son! are your revered grandfather and your maternal uncle Yudhajit doing well?Did you have a pleasant time during the sojourn? You should tell me all this.
FAQs
It reflects household dharma: maintaining kinship bonds through inquiry, and encouraging truthful, complete communication within the family.
Kaikeyi questions Bharata about the welfare of her father (Bharata’s maternal grandfather) and her brother Yudhājit, and asks him to recount details of his stay.
Family-mindedness and concern for relatives, along with an expectation of truthful reporting (satya) from Bharata.