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Padma Purana
Having sent the people who had returned from Padma's side ahead, he mounted a swift horse like the wind and went with great eagerness. || 112 || He reached the great forest, teeming with herds of elephants, covered with various trees, and terrifying with its mountains and ravines. || 113 || He tied together a multitude of boats with large logs of wood from the great trees, and crossed the terrifying river with his vehicles in a moment. || 114 || He went along, asking the people he met on the way, "Have you seen two men with a woman here?" and listening to the answers with a focused mind. || 115 || Then he saw Rama and Lakshmana, resting on the bank of a lake in the dense forest, with their bows beside them, along with Sita. || 116 || Bharat reached the place where Rama and Lakshmana had arrived after many days, due to Sita, in just six days. || 117 || He dismounted from his horse and walked on foot to the place where Rama was visible, and reaching him, embraced his feet and fainted. || 118 || Then Rama revived him, and after talking to him in turn, with his head bowed and hands joined, Padma spoke in this way: "Why, O Lord, have you done this mockery to me? You are the knower of justice, the supreme expert in all matters." || 119-120 || "What use is this kingdom to me, even with life, separated from you, the doer of the Guru's commands?" || 121 || "Arise, let us go to your city, be pleased with me, O Lord, rule the entire kingdom, and give me a state of happiness." || 122 || "I will be your umbrella-bearer, Shatrughna will wave the fly-whisk, and Lakshmana will be the chief minister, this is how everything will be right." || 123 || "My mother is burning with the fire of remorse, and your mother, Lakshmana's mother, is also constantly grieving." || 124 || While Bharat was speaking thus, Kekayi, riding in a swift chariot, surrounded by hundreds of vassals,
1. filled with herds of elephants.
2. of boats.
3. groups.
4. river.
5. Padma.
6. Rama's.