Ayodhya Kaanda
92 - Bharadvaja shows hospitality to Bharata
Chaupais
Description
The numberless beings, both animate and inanimate, that saw the Lord or were seen by the Lord in their turn, had been rendered fit for the highest state; the sight of Bharata now finally rid them of the disease of transmigration. This was no great thing for Bharata, whom Sri Rama ever cherished in His heart. "Even they who utter the name of Rama only once in this world not only reach the other shore themselves but are also able to take others across. As for Bharata, he is dearly loved by Sri Rama and is His younger brother too. No wonder, then, that the journey should be delightful to him," Siddhas (a class of celestial beings), saints and great sages observed thus and rejoiced at heart to behold Bharata. Indra (the chief of gods) was filled with anxiety when he saw Bharata's power. The world is good to the good and vile for the vile. He said to his preceptor (the sage Brhaspati), "Something must be done, my lord, to prevent the meeting between Rama and Bharata."