Shloka 15
भरतस्य दुःस्वप्नदर्शनम्
Bharata’s Ominous Dream
त्वरमाणश्च धर्मात्मा रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनः।रथेन खरयुक्तेन प्रयातो दक्षिणामुखः।।।।
tvaramāṇaś ca dharmātmā raktamālyānulepanaḥ | rathena kharayuktena prayāto dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ||
میں نے دیکھا کہ وہ دھرماتما راجا جلدی میں ہے، سرخ ہاروں اور سرخ لیپ سے آراستہ؛ اور گدھوں سے جُتے رتھ پر جنوب رُخ روانہ ہوا—گویا یم کے دھام کی طرف لے جایا جا رہا ہو۔
Thereafter, I beheld that virtuous monarch bedecked with garlands made of red flowers and his body bedaubed with red sandal-paste, hurrying off southward on a chariot yoked with asses.
FAQs
Even a ‘dharmātmā’ is subject to mortality; dharma here is the duty of clear-eyed acceptance and timely action—responding truthfully to warning signs, protecting dependents, and placing righteousness above personal comfort.
Bharata’s dream presents the king moving southward on an inauspicious vehicle, a conventional sign of death, intensifying Bharata’s urgency and dread.
Bharata’s loyalty and filial concern: the dream’s focus on the king’s fate shows Bharata’s deep attachment and sense of duty toward his father and the realm.