Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 17
और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः
Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament
पितरि स्वर्गमापन्ने रामे चारण्यमाश्रिते।।।।किं मे जीवितसामर्थ्यं प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम्।
pitari svargamāpanne rāme cāraṇyamāśrite | kiṃ me jīvitasāmarthyaṃ pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam ||
Tendo meu pai alcançado o céu e Rāma buscado refúgio na floresta, que força tenho eu para continuar vivendo? Entrarei no fogo devorador.
Devoid of my father and brother, I will not return to empty Ayodhya that was once ruled by the Ikshvakus. I will enter the grove of asceticism .
FAQs
It highlights the dharmic weight of family bonds and kingship succession; Bharata’s despair shows how deeply duty and loss are intertwined, even when self-harm is not endorsed as dharma.
Bharata, overwhelmed by Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile, expresses suicidal intent in grief.
Bharata’s intense loyalty and attachment to righteous order—his life feels purposeless without father and elder brother.