Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.25

भरताय महाराजो यौवराज्यं प्रयच्छति। मां पुनर्दण्डकारण्यं विवासयति तापसम्॥

bharatāya mahārājo yauvarājyaṃ prayacchati| māṃ punardaṇḍakāraṇyaṃ vivāsayati tāpasam||

English Meaning

The king shall confer upon Bharata the heirapparentship and shall banish me as an ascetic into the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)