Valmiki Ramayana 2.69.21: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 69, Shloka 21
भरतस्य दुःस्वप्नदर्शनम् · Bharata’s Ominous Dream
इमां च दुस्स्वप्नगतिं निशाम्यतामनेकरूपामवितर्कितां पुरा ।
भयं महत्तद्धृदयान्नयाति मे विचिन्त्य राजानमचिन्तदर्शनम् ॥२१॥
imāṃ ca dussvapna-gatiṃ niśāmyatām aneka-rūpām avitarkitāṃ purā |
bhayaṃ mahat tad hṛdayān na yāti me vicintya rājānam acintya-darśanam ||21||
ఈ దుఃస్వప్నగతిని—అనేకరూపములైన, పూర్వం ఎరుగని—గమనించి, అచింత్యస్థితిలోనున్న రాజును తలచుకొనగా, నా హృదయమునుండి మహాభయం తొలగదు.
On observing the course of this nightmare, with all those images formerly unconceived and having thought of the king's incomprehensible presence, a great fear that has gripped my heart does not leave me.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ēkōnasaptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the sixtyninth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki
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Dharma is moral wakefulness: Bharata’s fear is not mere panic but a conscientious response to signs that the king’s well-being and the realm’s order may be threatened.
After recounting the dream, Bharata explains that the strange, unprecedented images and thoughts about the king’s inexplicable state leave him unable to shake off fear.
Responsibility and truth-oriented concern—Bharata’s mind turns from entertainment to the serious implications for the king and dharma.
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