Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 79: Guha accepts Bharata’s purpose · 2.79.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 79: Guha accepts Bharata’s purpose. Bharata denies seeking Rāma’s death and asks the way to Bharadvāja, Guha offers guides and praises his refusal of the Kingdom

In the sequence: Bharata thanks Guha for offering to feed such a large company

2.79.1

evam uktas tu bharato niṣādādhipatiṃ guham
pratyuvāca mahāprājño vākyaṃ hetvarthasaṃhitam

Thus addressed, the greatly wise Bharata replied to Guha, the lord of the Niṣādas, with words full of reason and meaning:

Words: evam uktas — thus addressed; tu — and; bharato — Bharata; niṣādādhipatiṃ — to the lord of the Niṣādas; guham — Guha; pratyuvāca — replied; mahāprājño — the greatly wise; vākyaṃ — words; hetvarthasaṃhitam — full of reason and meaning

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.