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The wise words of Rama in response to the plea of Bharata to relinquish dwelling in the forest, return and become the King of Ayodhya
लक्ष्मीः चंद्रादपेयाद्वा हिमवान्वा हिमं त्यजेत् ।
अतीयात् सागरो वेलां न प्रतिज्ञां अहं पितुः ॥
lakṣmīḥ candrādapēyādvā himavānvā himaṁ tyajēt |
atīyāt sāgarō vēlāṁ na pratijñāṁ ahaṁ pituḥ ||
Moonlight may leave the moon ; The snow clad mountain may relinquish the snow ; The ocean may transgress its shores But I can never violate the word given to my father.
