Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 31
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः
Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return
शिरसा त्वाऽभियाचेऽहं कुरुष्व करुणां मयि।बान्धवेषु च सर्वेषु भूतेष्विव महेश्वरः।।।।
śirasā tvā ’bhiyāce ’haṃ kuruṣva karuṇāṃ mayi | bāndhaveṣu ca sarveṣu bhūteṣv iva maheśvaraḥ ||
शिरसा नतिमाकृत्य त्वामहं प्रार्थये प्रभो। मयि सर्वेषु बान्धवेषु च करुणां कुरु, यथा महेश्वरः सर्वभूतेषु दयां करोति।।
I beseech you with my head bowed low, show mercy on me and every one of our relations, like Maheswara showing compassion on all living beings.
FAQs
Dharma is inseparable from compassion: righteousness is not merely rule-keeping, but merciful protection of one’s kin and all beings.
Bharata intensifies his plea with humility, invoking a divine model (Śiva’s compassion) to move Rama.
Bharata’s humility (head bowed) and his appeal to compassionate dharma.