Chapter 76 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 76.3

वसिष्ठस्य वचः श्रुत्वा भरतो धरणीं गतः। प्रेतकृत्यानि सर्वाणि कारयामास धर्मवित्॥

vasiṣṭhasya vacaḥ śrutvā bharato dharaṇīṃ gataḥ| pretakṛtyāni sarvāṇi kārayāmāsa dharmavit||

English Meaning

Hearing Vasistha's words, Bharata cognisant of duty, bowed down to the ground and despatched the ministers for performing the last rites.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)