द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
तच्छ्रुत्वा शोकसन्तप्ता सन्तापयसि मां भृशम्।आविष्टाऽसि गृहं शून्यं सा त्वं परवशं गता।।।।
tac chrutvā śokasantaptā santāpayasi māṃ bhṛśam | āviṣṭā 'si gṛhaṃ śūnyaṃ sā tvaṃ paravaśaṃ gatā ||
అది విని శోకంతో దగ్ధమై నన్ను అత్యంతంగా బాధిస్తున్నావు. నీవు ఈ శూన్యమైన గృహంలోకి ప్రవేశించావు; అలా నీవు పరవశమైపోయావు.
O sinful one why have you got this most dreadful thought? Do you want to know my likes or dislikes about Bharata? Let them be so.But speaking of Rama earlier, you used to say, 'Rama is my eldest son. He is noble and foremost in discharging his duties.' Such sweet words could not have been said only to please me.
Dharma warns against surrendering moral agency to external manipulation. Right counsel (satya-yukta advice) should guide action, not grief-driven or politically motivated influence.
Daśaratha interprets Kaikeyī’s behavior as the result of being swayed by others and laments her withdrawal into the ‘empty chamber’ of anger/sulk.
Moral discernment: Daśaratha identifies the danger of paravaśatā (being controlled by others) as a cause of adharma.
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