Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 8
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
अद्य मे सप्तमी रात्रिश्च्युतस्याऽर्यकवेश्मनः।अम्बायाः कुशली तात युधाजिन्मातुलश्च मे।।2.72.8।।
adya me saptamī rātriś cyutasyāryaka-veśmanaḥ |
ambāyāḥ kuśalī tāta yudhājin-mātulaś ca me ||
ਅੱਜ ਆਰਯ ਪਿਤਾਮਹ ਦੇ ਘਰੋਂ ਨਿਕਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਸੱਤਵੀਂ ਰਾਤ ਹੈ। ਮਾਤਾਮਹ ਸੁਖੀ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਾਮਾ ਯੁਧਾਜਿਤ ਵੀ ਸੁਖੀ ਹੈ, ਪਿਤਾ।
This is the seventh night since I left my noble grandsire's residence. My mother's father, king of Kekaya and my maternal uncle Yudhajit are doing well.
FAQs
Satya within dharma: Bharata gives precise, accountable information (time elapsed, welfare of relatives), modeling truthful speech as a moral duty.
Bharata answers Kaikeyi’s questions, stating how long he has been away and confirming the well-being of the Kekaya relatives.
Integrity and clarity in speech—Bharata’s careful, factual reporting reflects disciplined character.