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THE RAMAYANA
Hearing the words of Rama, Bharata
replied thus :
शाश्वतोऽयं सदा धर्मः स्थितोऽस्मासु नरर्षभ ।
ज्येष्ठपुत्रे स्थिते राजन् न कनीयान् नृपो भवेत् ॥
"O foremost of men, this eternal rule
of conduct has always been maintained
in our family – O king, when the eldest
son is alive, no younger brother may
become king.
स समृद्धां मया सार्धमयोध्यां गच्छ राघव ।
अभिषेचय चात्मानं कुलस्यास्य भवाय नः ॥
O Raghava, go along with me to
prosperous Ayodhya and instal yourself
for the prosperity of our family.
केकयस्थे च मयि तु त्वयि चारण्यमाश्रिते ।
दुःखशोकाभिभूतस्तु राजा त्रिदिवमभ्यगात् ॥
Whilst I am away at my (uncle)
Kekaya's residence and you had betaken
yourself to the forest, the king over-
whelmed by distress and sorrow departed
to heaven.
उत्तिष्ठ पुरुषव्याघ्र क्रियतामुदकं पितुः ।
अहं चायं च शत्रुघ्नः पूर्वमेव कृतोद्रकौ ॥
THE RAMAYANA
Hearing the words of Rama, Bharata
replied thus :
शाश्वतोऽयं सदा धर्मः स्थितोऽस्मासु नरर्षभ ।
ज्येष्ठपुत्रे स्थिते राजन् न कनीयान् नृपो भवेत् ॥
"O foremost of men, this eternal rule
of conduct has always been maintained
in our family – O king, when the eldest
son is alive, no younger brother may
become king.
स समृद्धां मया सार्धमयोध्यां गच्छ राघव ।
अभिषेचय चात्मानं कुलस्यास्य भवाय नः ॥
O Raghava, go along with me to
prosperous Ayodhya and instal yourself
for the prosperity of our family.
केकयस्थे च मयि तु त्वयि चारण्यमाश्रिते ।
दुःखशोकाभिभूतस्तु राजा त्रिदिवमभ्यगात् ॥
Whilst I am away at my (uncle)
Kekaya's residence and you had betaken
yourself to the forest, the king over-
whelmed by distress and sorrow departed
to heaven.
उत्तिष्ठ पुरुषव्याघ्र क्रियतामुदकं पितुः ।
अहं चायं च शत्रुघ्नः पूर्वमेव कृतोद्रकौ ॥