Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 127, Shloka 5
भरद्वाजाश्रम-समागमः / Meeting Bharadvaja at the Hermitage
Homeward Blessings
त्वांपुराचीरवसनंप्रविशन्तंमहावनम् ।।6.127.5।।स्त्रीतृतीयंच्युतंराज्याद्धर्मकामं च केवलम् ।पदातिंत्यक्तसर्वस्वंपितुर्वचनकारिणम् ।।6.127.6।।सर्वभोगैःपरित्यक्तंस्वर्गच्युतमिवामरम् ।दृष्टातुकरुणापूर्वंममासीत्समितिञ्जयः ।।6.127.7।।कैकेयीवचनेयुक्तंवन्यमूलफलाशिनम् ।
tvāṃ purā cīra-vasanaṃ praviśantaṃ mahāvanam || 6.127.5 ||
strī-tṛtīyaṃ cyutaṃ rājyād dharma-kāmaṃ ca kevalam |
padātiṃ tyakta-sarvasvaṃ pitur vacana-kāriṇam || 6.127.6 ||
sarva-bhogaiḥ parityaktaṃ svarga-cyutam ivāmaram |
dṛṣṭā tu karuṇā-pūrvaṃ mamāsīd samitiñjayaḥ || 6.127.7 ||
kaikeyī-vacane yuktaṃ vanya-mūla-phalāśinam |
Noong una, nang makita kitang nakasuot ng damit na gawa sa balat ng kahoy na pumapasok sa malawak na kagubatan, ipinatapon mula sa kaharian, naglalakbay bilang pangatlo kasama ang iyong asawa, naghahanap lamang ng dharma, naglalakad, tinalikuran ang lahat at kumikilos lamang upang tuparin ang salita ng iyong ama, tinatanggihan ang lahat ng ginhawa tulad ng isang diyos na nahulog mula sa langit, nabubuhay sa mga ugat at prutas ng gubat bilang pagsunod sa utos ni Kaikeyī—noon, O mananakop sa labanan, unang sumibol ang habag sa akin.
When Rama had spoken that way to the great sage, Bharadwaja was delighted and with a smiling look replied.
FAQs
Dharma and satya are upheld through fidelity to one’s pledged duty: Rāma accepts exile to honor his father’s word, showing that truthfulness and righteous obligation outweigh personal comfort and power.
Bharadvāja recalls Rāma’s earlier exile—his austere forest life under Kaikeyī’s demand—and contrasts it with the present return after victory, expressing the compassion that Rāma’s sacrifice inspired.
Rāma’s satya-vrata (commitment to truth and promises) and tyāga (renunciation), which elicit a sage’s compassion and admiration.