Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 29
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
यथा हि सार्थं गच्छन्तं ब्रूयात्कश्चित्पथि स्थितः।अहमप्यागमिष्यामि पृष्ठतो भवता मिति।।2.105.29।।एवं पूर्वैर्गतो मार्गः पितृपैतामहो ध्रुवः।तमापन्नः कथं शोचेद्यस्य नास्ति व्यतिक्रमः।।2.105.30।।
yathā hi sārthaṃ gacchantaṃ brūyāt kaścit pathi sthitaḥ | aham apy āgamiṣyāmi pṛṣṭhato bhavatāmiti || 2.105.29 ||
Gaya ng isang taong nakatayo sa tabi ng daan na magsasabi sa karabanang naglalakbay, ‘Ako man ay susunod sa inyong likuran,’
All of them sat together silently and no one uttered a word. Bharata alone from among them addressed Rama saying:
FAQs
Humility before the universal law: recognizing that one follows the same inevitable course as others, one should live righteously rather than lament.
Bharata introduces a roadside-caravan analogy to explain how death is a path already being traveled.
Truthfulness about mortality—speaking plainly to stabilize the listener’s mind.