भरद्वाजाश्रमगमनम्
Bharata at Bharadvāja’s Hermitage
अयोध्यायां बले कोशे मित्रेष्वपि च मन्त्रिषु।जानन् दशरथं वृत्तं न राजानमुदाहरत्।।2.90.7।।
ayodhyāyāṃ bale kośe mitreṣv api ca mantriṣu |
jānan daśarathaṃ vṛttaṃ na rājānam udāharat ||2.90.7||
అయోధ్యలోని సేనాబలం, ఖజానా, మిత్రులు మరియు మంత్రుల క్షేమాన్ని అడిగెను; దశరథునకు జరిగినది తెలిసికొని కూడా రాజుని ప్రస్తావించలేదు।
Then the scion of the Raghu race (Bharata) halted his ministers within sight of Bharadwaja's (hermitage) and went along following his priest Vasistha.
Sensitive truthfulness: one may uphold satya without harshness—Bharadvāja avoids abruptly raising Daśaratha’s fate, showing compassionate restraint.
During the welfare inquiry, Bharadvāja asks about state affairs but deliberately does not ask about Daśaratha, aware of the king’s demise.
Tact and compassion—wisdom that chooses appropriate speech (vāg-niyama) in painful contexts.