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Then Bharata, firm of vows and affec-
tionate to his brother, having anointed
the sandals, and placed his mothers in
Ayodhya, lived in Nandigrama, awaiting
the return of Rama.
 
तदधीनस्तदा राज्यं कारयामास सर्वदा ॥
 
Under their (sandals')
always administered the kingdom.
प्रतिप्रयाते भरतें वसन् रामस्तपोवने ।
न तत्रारोचयद्वासं कारणैर्बहुभिस्तदा ॥
 
AYODHYAKANDA
 
control he
 
When Bharata had returned, Rama
living in that penance forest, did not for
many reasons like to continue his
residence there.
 
इह मे भरतो दृष्टो मातरश्च सनागराः ।
 
सा च मे स्मृतिरन्वेति तान् नित्यमनुशोचतः ।
तस्मादन्यत्र गच्छाम इति सञ्चिन्त्य राघवः ।
प्रतिष्ठत स वैदेह्या लक्ष्मणेन च सङ्गतः ॥
 
"Here Bharata was seen by me as well as
the mothers and the citizens. Lamenting
them constantly, the thought follows me.
I grieve over it.
Therefore let us go
elsewhere."
Raghava
 
Thinking
 
thus,
 
started along with Sita and accompanied
by Lakshmana.