Valmiki Ramayana 2.74.36: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 36
भरतस्य कैकेयी-गर्हा तथा सुरभि-दृष्टान्तः
Bharata’s Reproach of Kaikeyi and the Surabhi Exemplum
संरक्तनेत्र श्शिथिलाम्भरस्तदा विधूतसर्वाभरणः परन्तपः ।
बभूव भूमौ पतितो नृपात्मजश्शचीपतेः केतुरिवोत्सवक्षये ॥३६॥
saṃrakta-netraḥ śithilāmbharas tadā vidhūta-sarvābharaṇaḥ parantapaḥ |
babhūva bhūmau patito nṛpātmajaḥ śacī-pateḥ ketur ivotsava-kṣaye ||36||
అప్పుడు పరంతపుడైన రాజకుమారుని నేత్రాలు రక్తవర్ణమయ్యెను, వస్త్రములు చెదిరెను, సమస్తాభరణములు విడిచి పడిపోయెను। అతడు భూమిపై పడిపోయెను—ఉత్సవాంతంలో శచీపతి ఇంద్రుని ధ్వజము వాలినట్లు॥
Prince Bharata, the scorcher of enemies, with blood-shot eyes, raiment in disarray, ornaments tossed about lay fallen on the ground like the banner of Indra (husband of Sachi) at the close of the festival of flag-hoisting.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē catussaptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfourth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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The verse underscores how social and cosmic order (dharma) is mirrored in human emotion: when truth and rightful order are disturbed, even the noble are brought low.
The narrator describes Bharata’s physical collapse and disarray after his intense denunciation, closing the sarga with a vivid simile.
Bharata’s earnestness and sincerity: his grief is not performative but bodily overwhelming, reflecting genuine devotion to dharma and Rama.
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