Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 29
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
अम्ब केनात्यगाद्राजा व्याघिना मय्यनागते।धन्या रामादयस्सर्वे यैः पिता संस्कृत स्स्वयम्।।2.72.29।।
amba kenātyagād rājā vyādhinā mayy anāgate |
dhanyā rāmādayaḥ sarve yaiḥ pitā saṃskṛtaḥ svayam || 2.72.29 ||
แม่เอ๋ย พระราชาสิ้นพระชนม์ด้วยโรคใดเล่า ก่อนที่ข้าจะได้กลับมา? พระรามและเหล่าพระอนุชาช่างเป็นผู้มีบุญยิ่ง ที่ได้ประกอบสังสการ—พิธีศพอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์—แด่พระบิดาของข้าด้วยตนเอง
On entering home the righteous Bharata found it devoid of cheer and touched the auspicious feet of his mother (with reverence).
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Dharma of filial obligation: performing a parent’s last rites is a sacred duty; Bharata acknowledges its importance even amid personal sorrow.
Bharata, returning late, learns his father has died and asks the cause; he notes that Rama and others completed the funeral duties.
Bharata’s integrity and absence of jealousy—he calls others ‘fortunate’ for fulfilling the duty he could not.
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