Ramayana · Chapter 2.107

tato nikṣipya mātṝḥ sa ayodhyāyāṃ dṛḍhavrataḥ
bharataḥ śokasaṃtapto gurūn idam athābravīt

nandigrāmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sarvān āmantraye 'dya vaḥ
tatra duḥkham idaṃ sarvaṃ sahiṣye rāghavaṃ vinā

gataś ca hi divaṃ rājā vanasthaś ca gurur mama
rāmaṃ pratīkṣe rājyāya sa hi rājā mahāyaśāḥ

etac chrutvā śubhaṃ vākyaṃ bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
abruvan mantriṇaḥ sarve vasiṣṭhaś ca purohitaḥ

sadṛśaṃ ślāghanīyaṃ ca yad uktaṃ bharata tvayā
vacanaṃ bhrātṛvātsalyād anurūpaṃ tavaiva tat

nityaṃ te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhato bhrātṛsauhṛde
āryamārgaṃ prapannasya nānumanyeta kaḥ pumān

mantriṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā yathābhilaṣitaṃ priyam
abravīt sārathiṃ vākyaṃ ratho me yujyatām iti

prahṛṣṭavadanaḥ sarvā mātṝḥ samabhivādya saḥ
āruroha rathaṃ śrīmāñ śatrughnena samanvitaḥ

āruhya tu rathaṃ śīghraṃ śatrughnabharatāv ubhau
yayatuḥ paramaprītau vṛtau mantripurohitaiḥ

agrato puravas tatra vasiṣṭha pramukhā dvijāḥ
prayayuḥ prāṅmukhāḥ sarve nandigrāmo yato 'bhavat

balaṃ ca tad anāhūtaṃ gajāśvarathasaṃkulam
prayayau bharate yāte sarve ca puravāsinaḥ

rathasthaḥ sa tu dharmātmā bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
nandigrāmaṃ yayau tūrṇaṃ śirasy ādhāya pāduke

tatas tu bharataḥ kṣipraṃ nandigrāmaṃ praviśya saḥ
avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ gurūn idam uvāca ha

etad rājyaṃ mama bhrātrā dattaṃ saṃnyāsavat svayam
yogakṣemavahe ceme pāduke hemabhūṣite
tam imaṃ pālayiṣyāmi rāghavāgamanaṃ prati

kṣipraṃ saṃyojayitvā tu rāghavasya punaḥ svayam
caraṇau tau tu rāmasya drakṣyāmi sahapādukau

tato nikṣiptabhāro 'haṃ rāghaveṇa samāgataḥ
nivedya gurave rājyaṃ bhajiṣye guruvṛttitām

rāghavāya ca saṃnyāsaṃ dattveme varapāduke
rājyaṃ cedam ayodhyāṃ ca dhūtapāpo bhavāmi ca

abhiṣikte tu kākutsthe prahṛṣṭamudite jane
prītir mama yaśaś caiva bhaved rājyāc caturguṇam

evaṃ tu vilapan dīno bharataḥ sa mahāyaśāḥ
nandigrāme 'karod rājyaṃ duḥkhito mantribhiḥ saha

sa valkalajaṭādhārī muniveṣadharaḥ prabhuḥ
nandigrāme 'vasad vīraḥ sasainyo bharatas tadā

rāmāgamanam ākāṅkṣan bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ
bhrātur vacanakārī ca pratijñāpāragas tadā

pāduke tv abhiṣicyātha nandigrāme 'vasat tadā
bharataḥ śāsanaṃ sarvaṃ pādukābhyāṃ nyavedayat