Shloka 17
पितरि स्वर्गमापन्ने रामे चारण्यमाश्रिते।।।।किं मे जीवितसामर्थ्यं प्रवेक्ष्यामि हुताशनम्।
pitari svargamāpanne rāme cāraṇyamāśrite | kiṃ me jīvitasāmarthyaṃ pravekṣyāmi hutāśanam ||
తండ్రి స్వర్గప్రాప్తుడై, రాముడు అరణ్యాశ్రయుడైనప్పుడు—నా జీవితం కొనసాగించడానికి నాకు ఏ శక్తి? నేను దహించే అగ్నిలో ప్రవేశిస్తాను।
Devoid of my father and brother, I will not return to empty Ayodhya that was once ruled by the Ikshvakus. I will enter the grove of asceticism .
FAQs
It highlights the dharmic weight of family bonds and kingship succession; Bharata’s despair shows how deeply duty and loss are intertwined, even when self-harm is not endorsed as dharma.
Bharata, overwhelmed by Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile, expresses suicidal intent in grief.
Bharata’s intense loyalty and attachment to righteous order—his life feels purposeless without father and elder brother.