Taking on his lap that sable-hued on furnished with eyes resembling lotus-leaves, Rāma with a voice like that of a mad swan, spoke to (Bharata).
तमः भ्रातरं कृत्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत्। श्यामं नलिनपत्राक्षं मत्तहंसस्वरः स्वयम्॥