[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Rāma story (Vālmīki and later versions)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana) › [The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki) › 2.64.19 # The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki 2.64.19 Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 2.64.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.64.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.64.19) tathāmātyān abhipretān viśvāsyāṃś ca guṇānvitān dadāv aśvapatiḥ śīghraṃ bharatāyānuyāyinaḥ > And she, in self-conceit most sage, > With selfish heart most prone to rage, > My mother, fares she well? has she > Sent message or command to me?' > Thus Bharat spake, the mighty-souled, > And they in brief their tidings told: > 'All they of whom thou askest dwell, > O lion lord, secure and well: > Thine all the smiles of fortune are: > Make ready; let them yoke the car.' > Thus by the royal envoys pressed, > Bharat again the band addressed: > 'I go with you: no long delay, > A single hour I bid you stay.' > Thus Bharat, son of him who swayed > Ayodhyás realm, his answer made, > And then bespoke, his heart to please, > His mother's sire in words like these: > 'I go to see my father, King, > Urged by the envoys' summoning; > And when thy soul desires to see > Thy grandson, will return to thee.' > The king his grandsire kissed his head, > And in reply to Bharat said: > 'Go forth, dear child: how blest is she, > The mother of a son like thee! > Greet well thy sire, thy mother greet, > O thou whose arms the foe defeat; > The household priest, and all the rest > Amid the Twice-born chief and best; > And Ráma and brave Lakschman, who > Shoot the long shaft with aim so true.' > To him the king high honour showed, > And store of wealth and gifts bestowed, > The choicest elephants to ride, > And skins and blankets deftly dyed, > A thousand strings of golden beads, > And sixteen hundred mettled steeds: > And boundless wealth before him piled > Gave Kekaya to Kaikeyás child. > And men of counsel, good and tried, > On whose firm truth he aye relied, > King As'vapati gave with speed > Prince Bharat on his way to lead. > And noble elephants, strong and young, > From sires of Indras'ira sprung, > And others tall and fair to view > Of great Airávat's lineage true: > And well yoked asses fleet of limb > The prince his uncle gave to him. > And dogs within the palace bred, > Of body vast and massive head, > With mighty fangs for battle, brave, > The tiger's match in strength, he gave. > Yet Bharat's bosom hardly glowed > To see the wealth the king bestowed; > For he would speed that hour away, > Such care upon his bosom lay: > Those eager envoys urged him thence, > And that sad vision's influence. > He left hia court-yard, crowded then > With elephants and steeds and men, > And, peerless in immortal fame, > To the great royal street he came. > He saw, as farther still he went, > The inner rooms most excellent, > And passed the doors, to him unclosed, > Where check nor bar his way oppossd. > There Bharat stayed to bid adieu > To grandsire and to uncle too, > Then, with S'atrughna by his side, > Mounting his car, away he hied. > The strong-wheeled cars were yoked, and > they > More than a hundred, rolled away: > Servants, with horses, asses, kine, > Followed their lord in endless line. > So, guarded by his own right hand, > Forth high-souled Bharat hied, > Surrounded by a lordly band > On whom the king relied. > Beside him sat S'atrughna dear, > The scourge of trembling foes: > Thus from the light of Indra's sphere > A saint made perfect goes. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse - [Previous: 2.64.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.64.18) - [Next: 2.64.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.64.20) - [Up: 2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.64) ## Translations (1) - [The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki~en-griffith.2.70.p2) — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Critical edition, Ayodhyā- and Araṇyakāṇḍa (revised e-text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki*crit-revised.2.64.19) — Sanskrit - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki*southern.2.64.19) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.64.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.valmiki.2.64.19) · Pramāṇa