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Bharata refuses the crown, follows Rama to Chitrakuta, and brings home a pair of sandals to rule in his brother's name.
Starts at 30 Oct, 6:00 am IST
Every verse in this lecture can be checked against these texts.
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
Sargas 70–82 (Bharata's return and journey to Chitrakuta, paraphrased)
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
2.112.3 (the sages' praise, paraphrased)
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
2.112.18
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
2.112.19 (Rama's words about Kaikeyi, paraphrased)
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
2.112.21
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
2.112.23–2.112.25 (Bharata's vow, paraphrased)
Valmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda
Sarga 115 (life at Nandigrama, paraphrased)
This lecture was narrated from texts reviewed by our scholar reviewers. The teacher character is an artistic interpretation.
The Sage Narrator is an artistic character, not a historical person. Where a story comes from later tradition rather than the critical text, he says so.