Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 36
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
रामेति राजा विलपन् हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च।स महात्मा परं लोकं गतो गतिमतां वरः।।2.72.36।।
rāmeti rājā vilapan hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca | sa mahātmā paraṃ lokaṃ gato gatimatāṃ varaḥ || 2.72.36 ||
“ராமா! அய்யோ சீதே! லக்ஷ்மணா!” என்று புலம்பியவாறே, மகாத்மையான அந்த மன்னர்—உயர்ந்த கதியை அடைவோரில் சிறந்தவர்—பரலோகத்திற்குச் சென்றார்.
The magnanimous king, the foremost of those who attained the excellent state after, death, went to the other world, lamenting 'O Rama, O Sita, O Lakshamana'.
FAQs
Even a righteous king must submit to the universal dharma of mortality; the verse frames death as a transition governed by cosmic order, not personal power.
Daśaratha dies in anguish after Rāma’s exile, crying out the names of Rāma, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa.
Daśaratha’s essential nobility is acknowledged (“mahātmā”), suggesting a life of royal dharma even though his end is marked by sorrow.