Shloka 56
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
अपश्यंस्तु ततस्तत्र पितरं पितुरालये।जगाम भरतो द्रष्टुं मातरं मातुरालये।।2.72.1।।
apaśyaṃs tu tatas tatra pitaraṃ pitur ālaye |
jagāma bharato draṣṭuṃ mātaraṃ mātur ālaye ||
پھر وہ شاہی محل میں اپنے پتا کو نہ دیکھ کر، بھرت اپنی ماں کو دیکھنے کے لیے اس کے محل کی طرف گیا۔
Not finding his father in his abode, Bharata went to see his mother in her apartment.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as proper conduct within the royal household—seeking one’s parents with due regard to place and protocol.
Bharata cannot find Daśaratha and turns to Kaikeyi’s quarters to meet her.
Attentiveness and filial concern—Bharata’s immediate effort to locate and meet his parents.