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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.97.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 97: Bharata offers Rāma the Kingdom. Rāma absolves him of blame but insists that both brothers honour their father’s division between Kingdom and forest

In the sequence: he places his head at Rāma's feet as a younger brother, pupil, and servant

2.97.12

ebhiś ca sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ śirasā yācito mayā
bhrātuḥ śiṣyasya dāsasya prasādaṃ kartum arhasi

Entreated by me with bowed head, together with these ministers, you should show grace to your brother, your disciple, your servant.

Words: ebhiś ca sacivaiḥ — and with these ministers; sārdhaṃ — together; śirasā — with the head; yācito — entreated; mayā — by me; bhrātuḥ — to your brother; śiṣyasya — your disciple; dāsasya — your servant; prasādaṃ — grace; kartum arhasi — you should show

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.