Chapter 77 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 77

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 77.9

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य राजा दशरथः सुतम्॥ भरतं कैकयीपुत्रमब्रवीद् रघुनन्दनः।

kasyacittvatha kālasya rājā daśarathaḥ sutam|| bharataṃ kaikayīputramabravīd raghunandanaḥ|

English Meaning

And once on a time that descendant of Raghu, king Dasaratha addressed Bharata, saying,

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