Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.12: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 12
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
राजा भवति भूयिष्ठमिहाम्बाया निवेशने ।
तमहं नाद्य पश्यामि द्रष्टुमिच्छन्निहाऽगतः ॥१२॥
rājā bhavati bhūyiṣṭham ihāmbāyā niveśane |
tam ahaṃ nādya paśyāmi draṣṭum icchann ihāgataḥ ||12||
Król przebywa tu najczęściej, w rezydencji mojej matki; lecz dziś go nie widzę, choć przybyłem, pragnąc się z nim spotkać.
I had come here with the hope to see king Dasaratha who spends most of his time in my mother's residence. But today I do not see him .
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Dharma is the expectation of truthful clarity within family and court; Bharata seeks an honest account rather than rumors.
Bharata is puzzled because Daśaratha, usually present in Kaikeyī’s quarters, is absent.
Filial devotion—he has come specifically to see and honor his father.
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