Vedic Katha
Offered the throne his mother had seized for him, Bharata refused it, went to Chitrakoot to beg Rama's return, and when Rama would not break their…
When Bharata returned to Ayodhya from his uncle's kingdom, he found his father Dasharatha dead, his brother Rama exiled, and the throne waiting for him, all arranged by his mother Kaikeyi.
Bharata gathered the people, the ministers and the royal mothers and set out for the forest to find Rama and beg him to return and rule. When the brothers met at Chitrakoot, both wept. Bharata pleaded;
Bharata would not sit on the throne himself. He asked Rama for his paduka, his wooden sandals, and carried them home reverently on his head.
Bharata is the Ramayana's model of selfless renunciation and loyalty. Offered everything, he wanted nothing that was not rightfully his brother's.
Bharata is the Ramayana's model of selfless renunciation: offered everything, he wanted nothing that was not rightfully his brother's.
Vedic Katha
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