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THE RAMAYANA
 
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."
 
एवं ब्रुवाणं भरतः कौसल्यासुतमब्रवीत् ।
तेजसाऽऽदित्य संकाशं प्रतिपच्चन्द्रदर्शनम् ॥
 
To Kausalya's son Rama, who resembled
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 ॥
 
"O noble one, place your feet on these
sandals ornamented with gold. These two
shall dispense the welfare of all the world."
सांऽधिरुह्य नरव्याघ्रः पादुके ह्यवरुह्य च ।
प्रायच्छत् सुमहातेजा भरताय महात्मने ॥
 
That best of men, Rama, of exceeding
effulgence, mounting and dismounting from
the two sandals, gave them to the high-
souled Bharata.