Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 30
भरतवाक्यं—रामस्य पुनरायोध्यागमननिषेधः
Bharata’s Plea and Rama’s Refusal to Return
आक्रोशं मम मातुश्च प्रमृज्य पुरुषर्षभ।अद्य तत्र भवन्तं च पितरं रक्ष किल्बिषात्।।।।
ākrośaṃ mama mātuś ca pramṛjya puruṣarṣabha | adya tatra bhavantaṃ ca pitaraṃ rakṣa kilbiṣāt ||
噫，人中雄者！请拭去加诸我母的责难；而今也请护持我等可敬之父，使其远离罪垢。
O best of men, wiping out all the censure on my mother, redeem our revered father from sin.
FAQs
Dharma includes restoring moral order within the family: removing unjust blame, protecting elders, and seeking moral cleansing from wrongdoing’s consequences.
Bharata asks Rama to accept a role that would remove stigma from Kaikeyi and relieve Dasharatha’s moral burden connected with the exile decision.
Bharata’s concern for family honor and his sense of responsibility for collective moral repair.