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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')
control he
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."
Thinking thus, Raghava
 
Thinking
 
thus,
 

started along with Sita and accompanied

by Lakshmana.