Shloka 21
भरतस्य कैकेय्याः प्रति धिक्कारः
Bharata’s Rebuke of Kaikeyi and Affirmation of Ikshvaku Royal Dharma
न हि मन्ये नृशंसे त्वं राजधर्ममवेक्षसे।गतिं वा न विजानासि राजवृत्तस्य शाश्वतीम्।।।।
na hi manye nṛśaṃse tvaṃ rājadharmam avekṣase |
gatiṃ vā na vijānāsi rājavṛttasya śāśvatīm ||
اے سنگ دل! میرا گمان ہے کہ تو نہ راج دھرم کی پروا کرتا ہے، نہ شاہانہ چال چلن کی ابدی راہ اور اس کے انجام کو جانتا ہے۔
O cruel one! I suppose neither have you any respect for the royal tradition nor are you aware of the everlasting benefit that ensues in following the royal traditon.
FAQs
Dharma is not merely a rule but a long-term moral order; violating rājadharma brings lasting harm and disorder.
Bharata indicts Kaikeyī for disregarding royal norms and for ignorance of the lasting consequences of such disruption.
Moral clarity about governance and accountability (rājadharma-bodha).