Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 85, Shloka 19
भरत-गुहसंवादः
Bharata and Guha: Trust, Hospitality, and the Burden of Grief
ध्याननिर्धरशैलेन विनिश्श्वसितधातुना।दैन्यपादपसंघेन शोकायासाधिशृङ्गिणा।।2.85.19।।प्रमोहानन्तसत्त्वेन सन्तापौषधिवेणुना।आक्रान्तो दुःखशैलेन महता कैकयीसुतः।।2.85.20।।
dhyānanirdharaśailena viniśśvasitadhātunā |
dainyapādapasaṅghena śokāyāsādhiśṛṅgiṇā ||2.85.19||
pramohānantasattvena santāpauṣadhiveṇunā |
ākrānto duḥkhaśailena mahatā kaikayīsutaḥ ||2.85.20||
Nilamon si Bharata, anak ni Kaikeyī, ng napakalaking bundok ng pighati: ang batong di-nababasag ay ang kanyang malalim na pagninilay, ang mga mineral ay ang mabibigat na buntong-hininga, ang masukal na punò ay ang kanyang pagkapanglaw, ang matatayog na tuktok ay dalamhati at pagod, ang di-mabilang na nilalang ay pagkahilo ng diwa, at ang kawayan at mga halamang-gamot ay ang naglalagablab na hapdi ng pagdurusa.
O dear friend of my elder brother, your desire to extend hospitality to this large army all alone is indeed noble.
FAQs
The verse illustrates how devotion to dharma can produce profound inner turmoil when one is linked to adharma (Kaikeyī’s actions); Bharata suffers because he cannot accept unrighteous gain.
As night deepens, the narration turns inward to Bharata’s state: he is mentally overrun by grief, described through an elaborate mountain-metaphor.
Moral sensitivity and remorse without guilt: though not the doer of wrong, Bharata feels crushed by the consequences and seeks to restore truth and right order.