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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.97.8

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 asks Rāma to accept his hereditary Kingdom for the sake of the people, the widowed Queens, and his brother

2.97.8

tasya me dāsabhūtasya prasādaṃ kartum arhasi
abhiṣiñcasva cādyaiva rājyena maghavān iva

To me who have become your servant you should show grace; consecrate yourself this very day with the kingdom, like Maghavat.

Words: tasya me — of me, to me; dāsabhūtasya — who have become a servant; prasādaṃ — grace, favour; kartum — to show, make; arhasi — you should; abhiṣiñcasva — consecrate yourself; cādyaiva — and this very day; rājyena — with the kingdom; maghavān iva — like Maghavat (Indra)

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.