Rāmāyaṇacampū 2.24
English (machine translation) 2.24
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2.24
"The two boons are: your living in the forest under the vow of an ascetic, and Bharata's protection of the earth."
Hearing that, Rāma, his heart delighted, folded his hands and addressed her:
"Is Bharata afraid of the burden of the earth, mother, or am I frightened of the purifying forest?
Why does father grieve, the pinnacle of Sagara's lineage?
If this pledge, lighter than making an offering to the divine river, is not fulfilled by the two of us, how could he be a father of sons?" (24)