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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.25

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāma crosses the Gaṅgā. He sends Sumantra back as proof of departure, forms matted locks with banyan sap and crosses while Sītā prays

In the sequence: he sends greetings to all the Queens, asks that Bharata be brought back and installed, and tells Bharata to honor every mother, especially Kausalyā.

2.46.25

brūyāś ca hi mahārājaṃ bharataṃ kṣipram ānaya
āgataś cāpi bharataḥ sthāpyo nṛpamate pade

'And you should say to the great king: "Bring Bharata quickly; and Bharata, once he has come, should be installed in the royal office."'

Words: brūyāś ca — and you should say; hi — indeed; mahārājaṃ — to the great king; bharataṃ — Bharata; kṣipram — quickly; ānaya — bring; āgataś cāpi — and once he has come; bharataḥ — Bharata; sthāpyo — to be installed; nṛpamate — in the royal (station); pade — in the office, station

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.