Rāmāyaṇa-rev-2-3 (revised text) · Chapter 2.84

bharadvājāśramaṃ dṛṣṭvā krośād eva nararṣabhaḥ
balaṃ sarvam avasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ //

padbhyām eva hi dharmajño nyastaśastraparicchadaḥ
vasāno vāsasī kṣaume purodhāya purohitam //

tataḥ saṃdarśane tasya bharadvājasya rāghavaḥ
mantriṇas tān avasthāpya jagāmānu purohitam //

vasiṣṭham atha dṛṣṭvaiva bharadvājo mahātapāḥ
saṃcacālāsanāt tūrṇaṃ śiṣyān arghyam iti bruvan //

samāgamya vasiṣṭhena bharatenābhivāditaḥ
abudhyata mahātejāḥ sutaṃ daśarathasya tam //

tābhyām arghyaṃ ca pādyaṃ ca dattvā paścāt phalāni ca
ānupūrvyāc ca dharmajñaḥ papraccha kuśalaṃ kule //

ayodhyāyāṃ bale kośe mitreṣv api ca mantriṣu
jānan daśarathaṃ vṛttaṃ na rājānam udāharat //

vasiṣṭho bharataś cainaṃ papracchatur anāmayam
śarīre 'gniṣu vṛkṣeṣu śiṣyeṣu mṛgapakṣiṣu //

tatheti ca pratijñāya bharadvājo mahātapāḥ
bharataṃ pratyuvācedaṃ rāghavasnehabandhanāt //

kim ihāgamane kāryaṃ tava rājyaṃ praśāsataḥ
etad ācakṣva me sarvaṃ na hi me śudhyate manaḥ //

suṣuve yamamitraghnaṃ kausalyānandavardhanam
bhrātrā saha sabhāryo yaś ciraṃ pravrājito vanam //

niyuktaḥ strīniyuktena pitrā yo 'sau mahāyaśāḥ
vanavāsī bhavetīha samāḥ kila caturdaśa //

kaccin na tasyāpāpasya pāpaṃ kartum ihecchasi
akaṇṭakaṃ bhoktumanā rājyaṃ tasyānujasya ca //

evam ukto bharadvājaṃ bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha
paryaśrunayano duḥkhād vācā saṃsajjamānayā //

hato 'smi yadi mām evaṃ bhagavān api manyate
matto na doṣam āśaṅker naivaṃ mām anuśādhi hi //

na caitad iṣṭaṃ mātā me yad avocan madantare
nāham etena tuṣṭaś ca na tad vacanam ādade //

ahaṃ tu taṃ naravyāghram upayātaḥ prasādakaḥ
pratinetum ayodhyāṃ ca pādau tasyābhivanditum //

tvaṃ mām evaṃ gataṃ matvā prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
śaṃsa me bhagavan rāmaḥ kva samprati mahīpatiḥ //

uvāca taṃ bharadvājaḥ prasādād bharataṃ vacaḥ
tvayy etat puruṣavyāghra yuktaṃ rāghavavaṃśaje
guruvṛttir damaś caiva sādhūnāṃ cānuyāyitā //

jāne caitan manaḥsthaṃ te dṛḍhīkaraṇam astv iti
apṛcchaṃ tvāṃ tavātyarthaṃ kīrtiṃ samabhivardhayan //

asau vasati te bhrātā citrakūṭe mahāgirau
śvas tu gantāsi taṃ deśaṃ vasādya saha mantribhiḥ
etaṃ me kuru suprājña kāmaṃ kāmārthakovida //

tatas tathety evam udāradarśanaḥ pratītarūpo bharato 'bravīd vacaḥ
cakāra buddhiṃ ca tadā mahāśrame niśānivāsāya narādhipātmajaḥ //