Promising, “So be it,” and affectionately embracing Bharata, and also embracing Śatrughna, Rāma said, Do you protect your mother Kaikeyi. Do not be angry with her. Both Jānaki and I conjure you to do this, O descendant of Raghu. Having said this, he forsook his brother, with tears in his eyes.
तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाय तं परिष्वज्य सादरम्॥ शत्रुघ्नं च परिष्वज्य वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्। मातरं रक्ष कैकेयीं मा रोषं कुरु तां प्रति ॥ मया च सीतया चैव शप्तोऽसि रघुनन्दन। इत्युक्त्वाश्रुपरीताक्षो भ्रातरं विससर्ज ह॥