When king Dasaratha had passed away heaven, the mighty Bharata, although pressed by the Brāhmaṇas headed by Vasiştha, to rule the kingdom, did not wish for dominion. And that hero went the forest, with the view of propitiating Rāma.
गते तु तस्मिन् भरतो वसिष्ठप्रमुखैर्द्विजैः॥ नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद् राज्यं महाबलः। स जगाम वनं वीरो रामपादप्रसादकः॥