Ayodhya Kaanda
104 - Dialogue between king Janaka and Bharata; Indra's anxiety; Goddess Sarasvati'ss admonition to Indra
Chaupais
Description
Janaka was overwhelmed with emotion on hearing the sage's words. His wisdom and dispassion themselves shrunk away from him when they saw his condition. Faint with love he reasoned to himself, "I have not done well in coming over to this place, King Dasaratha no doubt told Sri Rama to proceed to the woods; but at the same time he demonstrated the love he bore towards his beloved son. As for ourselves we shall now send him from this forest to another and return in triumph glorying over our wisdom!" Seeing and hearing all this the ascetics, hermits and the Brahmanas were overwhelmed with emotion. Realizing the situation, the king took heart and proceeded with his followers to see Bharata; while the latter came ahead to receive him and gave him the best seat available in the circumstances. "Dear Bharata," said the king of Tirhut, "you know the disposition of Sri Rama (the Hero of Raghu's line)."