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O dear child, either out of love or out

of greed, this has been done for you by

your mother. But you should not brood

on this in your mind. You must behave

towards her as is proper towards one's

mother."
 
THE RAMAYANA
 

 
एवं ब्रुवाणं भरतः कौसल्या सुतमब्रवीत् ।

तेजसाऽऽदित्यसङ्काशं प्रतिपच्चन्द्रदर्शनम् ॥
 

To Kausalya's son Rama, who resem-

bled the sun in lustre and the moon of

pratipat in beauty, and who told him

thus, Bharata said :
 

 
अधिरोहार्य पादाभ्यां पादुके हेमभूषिते ।

एते हि सर्वलोकस्य योगक्षेमं विधास्यतः ॥
 
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O noble one, place your feet on these

sandals ornamented with gold.
 
These
 

two shall dispense the welfare of all the

world."
 

 
सोऽधिरुह्य नरव्याघ्रः पादुके ह्यवरुह्य च ।

प्रायच्छत् सुमहातेजा भरताय महात्मने ॥
 

The best of men, Rama, of exceeding
mountin
effulg and disence, mounting
from the two sandals, and dismounting
from the two sandals, gave them to the
 
efful
higence,
 
high-souled Bharata.