दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि
विधानम् · Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning
Spoken by Bharata to King DaśarathaSetting: अयोध्याPlaces named: पुर (अयोध्या), वनराम का वनगमन (city to forest exile)
योगक्षेमं तु ते राजन् कोऽस्मिन्कल्पयिता पुरे ।
त्वयि प्रयाते स्वस्तात रामे च वनमाश्रिते ॥८॥
yogakṣemaṃ tu te rājan ko 'smin kalpayitā pure |
tvayi prayāte svaḥ tāta rāme ca vanam āśrite ||8||
హే రాజా, ప్రియ తండ్రీ! మీరు స్వర్గానికి వెళ్లి, శ్రీరాముడు వనాన్ని ఆశ్రయించినప్పుడు—ఈ పురంలో యోగక్షేమం, క్షేమసురక్షలను ఎవరు కల్పిస్తారు?
O king! O father! you have gone to heaven and Rama has taken shelter in the forest now. Who will take care of the welfare and security of your city?
महाभारत शान्तिपर्व (राजधर्म: योगक्षेम-व्यवस्था)
‘योगक्षेम’ पद का वैदिक/धर्मशास्त्रीय प्रयोग (लोक-रक्षा)
2.18-2.19 (राम का राज्याभिषेक-प्रसङ्ग); 2.20-2.23 (वनगमन); 2.74-2.76 (दशरथ-मरण)
अनुष्टुप्
Solemn
मध्य-मन्द्र, प्रश्नात्मक उतार-चढ़ाव
It stresses rājadharma: the ruler’s duty is to ensure yogakṣema (public welfare and protection). The lament shows that governance is a moral responsibility, not merely power.
Bharata mourns the vacuum of leadership: Daśaratha has died and Rāma, the rightful protector, is exiled.
Daśaratha’s role as guardian-king is implied—his kingship is remembered as the source of stability and protection for Ayodhyā.
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