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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.27

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 82: Bharata examines the grass bed. Traces of Sītā’s gold and silk reveal where she slept, he vows to adopt forest life and offer himself in Rāma’s place

In the sequence: he proposes remaining in the forest with Śatrughna while Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa return to rule → if Rāma refuses, Bharata will follow him rather than return alone.

2.82.27

prasādyamānaḥ śirasā mayā svayaṃ bahuprakāraṃ yadi na prapatsyate
tato 'nuvatsyāmi cirāya rāghavaṃ vane vasan nārhati mām upekṣitum

If, though entreated in person by me with bowed head in every manner, he will not consent, then I shall follow Rāghava into the forest for a long time; dwelling there, he cannot rightly disregard me.

Words: prasādyamānaḥ — being entreated, propitiated; śirasā — with (my) head; mayā — by me; svayaṃ — in person; bahuprakāraṃ — in many ways; yadi — if; na — not; prapatsyate — will consent, agree; tato — then; 'nuvatsyāmi — I will follow and dwell; cirāya — for a long time; rāghavaṃ — Rāghava; vane — in the forest; vasan — dwelling; nārhati — cannot, ought not; mām — me; upekṣitum — to disregard, neglect

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.