Chapter 70 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 70

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 70.16

भरतेनैवमुक्तस्तु नृपो मातामहस्तदा। तमुवाच शुभं वाक्यं शिरस्याघ्राय राघवम्॥

bharatenaivamuktastu nṛpo mātāmahastadā| tamuvāca śubhaṃ vākyaṃ śirasyāghrāya rāghavam||

English Meaning

Thus accosted by Bharata, his maternal grandfather, the king, smelling Bharata's head, spoke these auspicious words to that descendant of Raghu.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)