Valmiki Ramayana 2.91.60: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91, Shloka 60
भरद्वाजाश्रमे भरतसैन्यस्य दिव्यात्मिथ्यम् / Divine Hospitality to Bharata’s Army at Bharadvaja’s Hermitage
नैवायोध्यां गमिष्यामो नगमिष्याम दण्डकान्।कुशलं भरतस्यास्तु रामस्यास्तु तथा सुखम्।।।।
naivāyodhyāṃ gamiṣyāmo na gamiṣyāma daṇḍakān |
kuśalaṃ bharatasyāstu rāmasyāstu tathā sukham ||
«Não voltaremos a Ayodhyā, nem seguiremos para Daṇḍaka. Que Bharata esteja bem — e que Rāma, do mesmo modo, seja feliz».
We will neither return to Ayodhya, nor enter Dandaka (forest). May Bharata and Rama be happy.
FAQs
It illustrates a lapse of dharma: abandoning one’s assigned duty and chain of command under intoxication, even while uttering polite wishes.
The soldiers, overwhelmed by pleasure, declare they will go neither to Ayodhyā nor to the forest—speaking irresponsibly after the feast.
The passage emphasizes (by negative example) steadfastness and obedience to rightful purpose—virtues undermined when judgment is clouded.
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