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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 76: Bharata’s declaration to the assembly. He rejects the throne offered by Vasiṣṭha, declares Rāma the rightful ruler and orders Sumantra to prepare the expedition

In the sequence: he publicly rejects his mother's scheme and identifies Rāma alone as the rightful ruler

2.76.14

yad dhi mātrā kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ nāhaṃ tad abhirocaye
ihastho vanadurgasthaṃ namasyāmi kṛtāñjaliḥ

For the sin my mother has done, I do not approve of it; standing here, with palms joined I salute him who dwells in the forest wilderness.

Words: yad — which; dhi — for; mātrā — by (my) mother; kṛtaṃ — done; pāpaṃ — the sin; nāhaṃ — I do not; tad — that; abhirocaye — approve of, delight in; ihastho — standing here; vanadurgasthaṃ — him who dwells in the forest fastness; namasyāmi — I salute, bow to; kṛtāñjaliḥ — with palms joined

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.