Chapter 8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 8.26

ध्रुवं तु भरतं रामः प्राप्य राज्यमकण्टकम्। देशान्तरं नाययिता लोकान्तरमथापि वा॥

dhruvaṃ tu bharataṃ rāmaḥ prāpya rājyamakaṇṭakam| deśāntaraṃ nāyayitā lokāntaramathāpi vā||

English Meaning

For certain, Rāma having attained the kingdom without let, will send Bharata either to a distant land, or to the other world.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)