Gopalacampu 1.3.6

1.3.6

[2] anthānyedyur brāhma-muhūrtam ārabhya pūrvavad eva pūrvaja-rāmaḥ sarvaṃ parvati sma | bhojanaṃ punar aikāntikam eva nityam iva tad-dine jātam | yathā jñāpayanti sma śrīmat-pitṛ-caraṇāḥ - "tāta! prātar eva gobhiḥ śobhiṣyamāṇatāṃ sambhavatā bhavatā tābhyaḥ samagrānuttama-grāsān prādeśya mad-ādeśyatayā yat kiñcid upayujya svayam añcitavyam |" iti |

Then, on the following day, beginning from the brāhma-muhūrta, the elder brother Rāma observed everything just as before. On that day, their meal was entirely private, just like their everyday routine. As their revered father instructed: "Dear son! Early in the morning, appearing splendid along with the cows, you should show them complete and supreme mouthfuls of fodder, and by my order, eat a little yourself, and then proceed."