Shloka 10
सुमन्त्रस्य कैकेयी-निन्दा
Sumantra’s Reproof of Kaikeyi in the Royal Assembly
राजा भवतु ते पुत्रो भरतश्शास्तु मेदिनीम्।वयं तत्र गमिष्यामो रामो यत्र गमिष्यति।।2.35.10।।
rājā bhavatu te putro bharataḥ śāstu medinīm | vayaṃ tatra gamiṣyāmo rāmo yatra gamiṣyati ||2.35.10||
تیرا بیٹا بھرت بادشاہ ہو اور زمین پر راج کرے؛ ہم سب وہیں جائیں گے—جہاں کہیں رام جائیں گے۔
Let your son Bharata be king and rule the earth. All of us will go whereever Rama goes.
FAQs
Dharma is loyalty to righteousness rather than to office: the community’s allegiance follows the morally rightful person (Rāma), not the throne.
Sumantra rebukes Kaikeyī by declaring that even if Bharata rules, everyone will still accompany Rāma into exile.
Steadfast devotion to Rāma and commitment to moral legitimacy over political gain.