Valmiki Ramayana 2.69.9: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 69, Shloka 9
भरतस्य दुःस्वप्नदर्शनम् · Bharata’s Ominous Dream
प्लवमानश्च मे दृष्टस्स तस्मिन्गोमयह्रदे ।
पिबन्नञ्जलिना तैलं हसन्नपि मुहुर्मुहुः ॥९॥
plavamānaś ca me dṛṣṭaḥ sa tasmin gomaya-hrade |
pibann añjalinā tailaṃ hasann api muhur muhuḥ ||9||
Widziałem go unoszącego się w tej sadzce z krowim łajnem, pijącego oliwę złożonymi dłońmi i śmiejącego się raz po raz.
I saw my father floating in that pool of cow - dung, drinking oil with cupped palms and bursting into laughter again and again.
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Dharma is the duty to respond to signs of disorder with seriousness: the dream imagery signals inversion and impurity, prompting a righteous person to seek the truth and protect family and state.
Bharata continues detailing the dream’s disturbing images—his father floating in filth, behaving strangely—deepening the sense of impending misfortune.
Grave discernment and concern—Bharata does not dismiss troubling signs but treats them as morally significant.
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