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Padma Purana
Even after being told this, if you do not follow my words, then I will go to the forest today, just like a deer. 72
Having conquered Ravana, the jewel of the Rakshasa lineage, we have come here driven by the thirst for the happiness of seeing you. 73
Enjoy this kingdom, free from obstacles, for now. Later, you will enter the forest of penance with us. 74
Bharata, whose heart was completely free from worldly desires, was eager to speak and said to Rama, who was the possessor of a good heart: 75
O God! I wish to quickly abandon this royal fortune, which has been abandoned by those who have attained liberation by performing great penance. 76
O King! These desires and wealth are fickle, obtained through suffering, served by the most foolish people, and hated by the wise. 77
O Halayudha! Even if these perishable pleasures are like the heavenly realm or resemble the ocean, I have no desire for them. 78
O King! I wish to cross this ocean of the world, which is extremely terrifying, extends to the underworld of death, is filled with waves of birth, has large waves of pleasure and displeasure, is full of large crocodiles of attachment and aversion, and is terrifying due to various kinds of suffering, by boarding a boat of vows. 79-80
O King! I have become weary, having experienced the unbearable suffering of being born in various wombs, wandering repeatedly in different species. 81
Hearing these words of Bharata, the kings, whose eyes were filled with tears, were filled with wonder and spoke with trembling voices: O King! Accept your father's words and protect the world. If you do not like Lakshmi, then become a sage after some time. 82-83
Bharata replied: I have fully followed my father's words, protected the world for a long time, and honored the abundance of pleasures. 84
I have given the supreme gift, satisfied the community of the virtuous. Now I wish to do what my father did. 85
Why don't you all give me your approval today? As it is, one should be connected with a worthy cause. 86
I wear a white umbrella like the moon, Shatrughna carries a fly whisk, and Lakshmana is your minister. 71