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 1   1, 1|       young and beauteous bore him Bharat rich in lore,~Queen Simitra
 2   1, 5|         and to see her son I came,~Bharat prince of peerless virtue,
 3   1, 6|           Yielded her to righteous Bharat, prayed for blessings from
 4   1, 6|         for blessings from above:~"Bharat, take the fair Mandavi,
 5   1, 7|        woke,~To his son the gentle Bharat, thus the ancient monarch
 6   1, 7|            hath come to take thee, Bharat, to Kaikeya's monarch bold,~
 7   1, 7|           grandsire loved of old."~Bharat heard with filial duty and
 8   2, 1|         young and brave Satrughna, Bharat ever true and bold,~Went
 9   2, 1|          stout of hand,~Thought of Bharat and Satrughna living in
10   2, 4|            truth, O witless woman! Bharat is unmatched in fame,~Rama,
11   2, 4|         darkly jealous, dreads thy Bharat's rival claim,~Younger Lakshman
12   2, 4|   Satrughna with affection follows Bharat's lofty fate,~Rama dreads
13   2, 4|         the youngest-born,~But thy Bharat's claims and virtues fill
14   2, 4|        scorn!~Trust me, queen, thy Bharat's merits are too well and
15   2, 4|         foe,~And I tremble for thy Bharat, Heaven avert untimely woe!~
16   2, 4|        Will thy proud and princely Bharat as his brother's henchman
17   2, 4|            s henchman go,~Will thy Bharat's gentle consort, fairest
18   2, 4|            over, shall not Gods my Bharat speed,~And by law and ancient
19   2, 4|       present bliss of Rama and in Bharat's future hope,~What offends
20   2, 4|           mope?~Dear is Rama as my Bharat, ever duteous in his ways,~
21   2, 4|           me pays,~Rama's realm is Bharat's kingdom, ruling partners
22   2, 4|          succeedeth Rama, luckless Bharat steps aside,~Brothers do
23   2, 4|            children may not reign,~Bharat barred from Rama's empire,
24   2, 4|        Thou hast home the princely Bharat, nursed him from thy gentle
25   2, 4| thoughtless heedless mother must I Bharat's virtues plead,~Must the
26   2, 4|        Soon will banish friendless Bharat and secure his peace with
27   2, 4|            hast sent the righteous Bharat to thy ancient father's
28   2, 4|      loving brother prove,~But for Bharat and Satrughna, Rama's bosom
29   2, 4|            to thy husband, let thy Bharat rule at home,~In the deep
30   2, 4|       please the righteous people, Bharat knows no guile or sin!~Speak
31   2, 4|            Rama's rule is death to Bharat, insult to my honoured queen!"~
32   2, 5|            menials bring,--~Let my Bharat, and not Rama, be anointed
33   2, 6|        throne to win,~Throne which Bharat doth not covet,-blackened
34   2, 7|            tom and tortured heart,~Bharat lives with brave Satrughns,
35   2, 7|    fulfilment,--brightly shines my Bharat's star.~Bharat shall be
36   2, 7|           shines my Bharat's star.~Bharat shall be Heir and Regent,
37   2, 7|           s empire let my princely Bharat reign,~With his cars and
38   3, 1|          my royal father willeth,--Bharat shall be regent-heir,~Serve
39   3, 1|           each royal dame,~Cherish Bharat and Satrughna with a sister'
40   3, 1|          prove!~Listen, Sita, unto Bharat speak no heedless angry
41   3, 1|         strangers near the throne!~Bharat's will with deep devotion
42   3, 2|         her pride,~Little help can Bharat offer, standing by his mother'
43   3, 2|            to mighty Rama's mother Bharat will obeisance own,~Nathless
44   3, 5|         But the good and righteous Bharat gently will my parents tend,~
45   4   |            is laid at Chitra-kuta. Bharat returning from the kingdom
46   4   |          wise and kindly advice to Bharat on the duties of a ruler,
47   4   |            and his firm refusal to Bharat's passionate appeal to seat
48   4   |        persuasion was in vain, and Bharat returned to Ayodhya with
49   4, 1|    Sorrowing for his sire departed Bharat to Ayodhya came,~But the
50   4, 1|           Onward pressed the eager Bharat, Rama's hermit-home to find,~
51   4, 1|          rite.~"May the scene," so Bharat uttered, "by the righteous
52   4, 1|           king and honoured elder! Bharat bows unto his feet,~Born
53   4, 1|         best!"~Thus lamented pious Bharat, for his heart was anguish-rent,~
54   4, 1|          accents this was all that Bharat said,~"Arya!" spake the
55   4, 2|                               II - BHARAT'S ENTREATY AND RAMA'S REPLY~"
56   4, 2|        Speak, my true, my faithful Bharat," so the righteous Rama
57   4, 2|          in duties fair,~Guard her Bharat's mighty empire, tend him
58   4, 2|            the good and guiltless, Bharat, be it ever thine,~For the
59   4, 2|          might!"~Weeping, weeping, Bharat answered Dasa-ratha's eldest
60   4, 2|      Weeping, on the feet of Rama, Bharat placed his lowly head,~Weeping
61   4, 2|            shalt rule the kingdom, Bharat, guard our loving people
62   4, 4|            aside,~Take the kingdom Bharat offers, rule Ayodhya in
63   4, 5|          more with hands conjoinéd Bharat to his elder spoke:~"Rama,
64   4, 5|          Rama raised the prostrate Bharat to his ever-loving breast,~
65   4, 5|         speech addrest:~"Trust me, Bharat, lofty virtue, strength
66   4, 5|            Humble token," answered Bharat, "still I seek from Rama'
67   4, 5|         his younger humbly prayed,~Bharat bowed to them in homage
68   4, 5|         Fourteen years the crownéd Bharat will in hermit's dress appear,~
69   4, 5|           dress appear,~Henceforth Bharat dwells in palace guised
70   4, 5|          if Rama comes not living, Bharat dies upon the pyre!"~
71   4, 6|           the sandals of his elder Bharat to Ayodhya went,~Rama sought
72   5, 4|         hermit's barks and tresses Bharat wears the royal crown,~Scorning
73   5, 4|         spurns his mother's guile,~Bharat's mother Queen Kaikeyi,
74   5, 4|         Honour still the righteous Bharat, honour still the royal
75   5, 4|          lingers on each word from Bharat fell~Sweeter than the draught
76   6, 3|        care,~And our royal brother Bharat oft will praise his strength
77   6, 6|            drink or food,~Till her Bharat ruled the empire, Rama banished
78   6, 6|         thy father's promise fair,~Bharat shall be ruling monarch,
79   8, 3|           From the true and tender Bharat prince of proud and peerless
80   8, 3|           Didst thou hear if royal Bharat leads his forces to the
81   9, 4|           human visage. dressed as Bharat's troops appear,~Succour
82  10, 9|        Rama make,~What reply, when Bharat questions,--Where is be
83  11, 3|         Thither came the righteous Bharat and my loving mother came,~
84  11, 4|         Ayodhya brought,~Righteous Bharat gave his mandate with a
85  11, 4|            glorious deeds of yore,~Bharat came,--his elder's sandals
86  11, 4|          righteous chief and high.~Bharat lifted up his glances unto
87  11, 4|           flowers divinely fair,--~Bharat mounting on the chariot,
88  11, 4|            chief who thither came,~Bharat took the jewelled sandals
89  11, 4|     Faithful to his trust and duty Bharat renders back thine own,~
90  11, 4|            renders back thine own,~Bharat's life is joy and gladness,
91  11, 4|    Faithful to his trust and duty, Bharat renders back thine own,~
92  12, 1|    Brahmans versed in sacred lore,~Bharat with each friend and kinsman
93 End   |          before the Christian Era.~Bharat had two sons, Taksha and
94 End   |      Peukelaotis. Thus the sons of Bharat are said to have founded