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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.67.6
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Bharata rejects Kaikeyī’s scheme. He condemns the loss of his father and elder brother, refuses the Kingdom and promises to bring Rāma back
In the sequence: he reminds her that Rāma treated her as his mother and Kausalyā treated her as a sister
2.67.6
nanu tv āryo 'pi dharmātmā tvayi vṛttim anuttamām
vartate guruvṛttijño yathā mātari vartate
Surely even the noble and righteous one, who knows the conduct due to elders, behaves toward you with the utmost regard, just as one behaves toward a mother.
Words: nanu — surely; tv — indeed; āryo 'pi — even the noble one; dharmātmā — righteous of soul; tvayi — toward you; vṛttim — conduct, behaviour; anuttamām — most excellent; vartate — behaves, conducts himself; guruvṛttijño — knowing the conduct due to elders; yathā — just as; mātari — toward a mother; vartate — one behaves
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.