Shloka 33
मन्थराप्रेरणा—वरद्वय-स्मरणं च
Manthara’s Provocation and the Recalling of Two Boons
एवं प्रव्राजितश्चैव रामोऽरामो भविष्यति।भरतश्च हतामित्रस्तव राजा भविष्यति।।।।
evaṃ pravrājitaś caiva rāmo ’rāmo bhaviṣyati | bharataś ca hatāmitras tava rājā bhaviṣyati ||
یوں جب رام جلاوطن ہو جائے گا تو وہ ‘رام’ نہ رہے گا—نہ خوشی و قوت کا سرچشمہ؛ اور بھرت، دشمنوں سے پاک ہو کر، تیرا راجا بن جائے گا۔
Thus, if Rama is exiled he will no longer be Rama (be able to cause delight to the people). Bharata will become king with his enemy subdued.
FAQs
It shows the moral harm of reducing a person’s worth through political removal; dharma values intrinsic righteousness, not the stripping of status to nullify virtue.
Mantharā claims that exile will neutralize Rāma’s influence and ensure Bharata’s uncontested rule.
Rāma’s public belovedness is indirectly acknowledged; Mantharā’s strategy relies on undermining that moral and social capital.