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o foremost of men, arise; perform with

water the funeral rites to our father;

Satrughna here and myself have already

offered our water-libations.
 
AYODHYAKANDA
 

 
प्रियेण खलु दत्तं हि पितृलोकेषु राघव ।

अक्षय्यं भवतीत्याहुः भवांश्चैव पितुः प्रियः ॥
 

O Raghava, (the wise) declare that that

which is given by the favourite son be-

comes indeed inexhaustible in the world
 

of the Manes. And you were the favou-

rite son of our father."
 

 
तां श्रुत्वा करुणां वाचं पितुर्मरणसंहिताम् ।

राघवो भरतेनोक्तां बभूव गतचेतनः ॥
 

On hearing the moving words spoken

by Bharata regarding the death of his

father, Raghava became unconscious.
 

 
भ्रातरस्ते महेष्वासं सिषिचुस्सलिलेन वै ॥
 

And the brothers sprinkled water on

Rama the great bowman.
 

 
स तु संज्ञां पुनर्लब्ध्वा भार्यामभ्येत्य राघवः ।

सीते मृतस्ते श्वशुरः पित्रा हीनोऽसिं लक्ष्मण ।

भरतो दुःखमाचष्टे स्वर्गतं पृथिवीपतिम् ॥