Shloka 5
ततस्सर्वास्समापेतुर्मातरो भरतस्य ताः।उपवासकृशा दीना भर्तृव्यसनकर्शिताः।।।।
tatas sarvāḥ samāpetur mātarō bharatasya tāḥ |
upavāsa-kṛśā dīnā bhartṛ-vyasana-karśitāḥ ||
پھر بھرَت کی سب مائیں اس کی طرف لپکیں—روزوں سے دبلی، دل شکستہ، اور اپنے شوہر پر آئی ہوئی مصیبت سے نڈھال۔
Then Bharata's mothers, who were emaciated due to fasting and afflicted by the calamity of the death of their husband were desolate, rushed towards him.
FAQs
Dharma appears as communal responsibility in bereavement—family members gather, fast, and support one another while honoring the gravity of loss.
As Bharata lies fallen, the queens—already weakened by fasting and grief—rush toward him.
Maternal concern and endurance: despite austerity and sorrow, the mothers respond immediately to Bharata’s distress.