Ramayana · Chapter 2.084

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 yama mitraghnaṃ 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
paryaśru nayano 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 evaṃgataṃ matvā prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
śaṃsa me bhagavan rāmaḥ kva saṃprati 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