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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.52.15

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 52: Sumantra reports the farewells. Rāma asks Bharata to care for the family, Lakṣmaṇa condemns the banishment and Sītā stands silently in tears

In the sequence: he adds Rāma's appeal for Bharata to honor all the mothers and their father, noting that Rāma himself was weeping as he spoke

2.52.15

bharataḥ kuśalaṃ vācyo vācyo madvacanena ca
sarvāsv eva yathānyāyaṃ vṛttiṃ vartasva mātṛṣu

'Bharata is to be greeted with wishes for his welfare and told in my name: "Toward all the mothers alike conduct yourself justly."'

Words: bharataḥ — Bharata; kuśalaṃ — welfare, (wishes for) well-being; vācyo — is to be addressed; vācyo — is to be told; madvacanena — in my name, on my behalf; ca — and; sarvāsv — toward all; eva — indeed, alike; yathānyāyaṃ — justly, as is right; vṛttiṃ — conduct, behavior; vartasva — conduct yourself, behave; mātṛṣu — toward the mothers

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.