Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.40: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 40
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya · Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
कपालपाणिः पृथिवीमटतां चीरसंवृतः ।
भिक्षमाणो यथोन्मत्तो यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः ॥४०॥
kapālapāṇiḥ pṛthivīm aṭatāṃ cīrasaṃvṛtaḥ |
bhikṣamāṇo yathonmatto yasyāryo ’numate gataḥ ||40||
ขอให้ผู้นั้น ผู้ซึ่งด้วยความยินยอมของเขาทำให้พี่น้องผู้ประเสริฐของข้าถูกเนรเทศ จงเร่ร่อนทั่วแผ่นดิน นุ่งห่มผ้าขี้ริ้ว ถือกะโหลกในมือ เที่ยวขอทานดุจคนเสียสติ
May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother, wander this earth, begging alms, holding a human skull like an insane man dressed in rags!
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Adharma that disrupts rightful order is imagined to lead to loss of dignity and social standing; dharma is tied to honor, sanity, and rightful belonging in society.
Bharata’s denunciation culminates in an image of extreme disgrace—homeless wandering and begging—contrasting with Rāma’s undeserved forest-life.
Bharata’s moral seriousness: he treats the exile of the righteous as a crime that deserves the harshest symbolic consequences.
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