Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 29
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
अथाहमेकस्तं देशं नीत्वा तौ भृशदुःखितौ।अस्पर्शयमहं पुत्रं तं मुनिं सह भार्यया।।।।
athāham ekas taṃ deśaṃ nītvā tau bhṛśaduḥkhitau | asparśayam ahaṃ putraṃ taṃ muniṃ saha bhāryayā ||
随后，我独自领着这两位悲痛欲绝的老人来到那个地方，让这位苦行者和他的妻子抚摸他们儿子的尸体。
Holding the pot filled with clean water I reached the hermitage following the path as directed.
FAQs
Compassionate truth-telling: even in guilt, one must face the harmed parties and acknowledge reality directly, enabling rightful mourning and moral reckoning.
Daśaratha guides the blind ascetic couple to where their son lies and helps them confirm the loss by touch.
Humaneness amid wrongdoing—Daśaratha does not abandon the grieving parents but assists them, reflecting remorse and basic compassion.