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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.27

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.

2.46.27

bharataś cāpi vaktavyo yathā rājani vartase
tathā mātṛṣu vartethāḥ sarvāsv evāviśeṣataḥ

'And Bharata too should be told: "As you bear yourself toward the king, so you should bear yourself toward all the mothers, without distinction."'

Words: bharataś cāpi — and Bharata too; vaktavyo — should be told; yathā — as; rājani — toward the king; vartase — you conduct yourself; tathā — so; mātṛṣu — toward the mothers; vartethāḥ — you should conduct yourself; sarvāsv — toward all; evāviśeṣataḥ — without distinction indeed

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.