भरतस्तु द्वितीयेन यौवराज्याधिपोस्तु मे । मंथरावचनान्मूढा वरमेतमयाचत
bharatastu dvitīyena yauvarājyādhipostu me | maṃtharāvacanānmūḍhā varametamayācata
А вторым даром: пусть Бхарата станет ради меня владыкой сана наследника престола. Ослеплённая речами Мантхары, она попросила этот дар.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Scene: Kaikeyī, influenced by Mantharā, demands Bharata’s elevation; the court’s auspicious preparations for coronation are shadowed by intrigue.
Bad counsel distorts judgment; dharma declines when decisions are driven by attachment and manipulation.
None is specified; the verse focuses on moral causality in royal dharma.
None.