Chapter 89 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 89

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 89.6

गुहस्य तत् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा स्नेहादुदीरितम्। रामस्यानुवशो वाक्यं भरतोऽपीदमब्रवीत्॥ सुखा नः शर्वरी धीमन् पूजिताश्चापि ते वयम्। गङ्गां तु नौभिर्बह्वीभिर्दासाः संतारयन्तु नः॥

guhasya tat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā snehādudīritam| rāmasyānuvaśo vākyaṃ bharato'pīdamabravīt|| sukhā naḥ śarvarī dhīman pūjitāścāpi te vayam| gaṅgāṃ tu naubhirbahvībhirdāsāḥ saṃtārayantu naḥ||

English Meaning

Hearing Guha's speech fraught with affection, Bharata ever obedient to Rāma, spoke on his pare, saying. "Happily have we spent the night; and we have also been well received by you. Now let your servants take us over by means of many boats."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)