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उस्प्रचक्षुर्नगरस्य मागन् िध्वजान् बबन्धुमुमुचुः खधूपान् । |
5. Experts appointed by the king on various assignments got the city roads properly sprinkled, hoisted banners, fumigated the sky with frankincense and strewed the quarters with multi coloured flowers.
6. Unable to tolerate that, Kekayi, through infatuation, without consulting Bharata who had at that time gone to his maternal grandfather's residence, chose (a boon, being Rama's departure to the forest
7. Greed for the kingdom, introduced into her by secret tale-bearers, and driven to perversity by womanish meanness, she did not think of the guilt of censure from the people, together with the death of the king (inherent) in the banishment of Rama.
8. The desire for the retention (lit, return) of Rama by promising (her) riches and regions by the king was ignored by her and the dart of grief (in the form of) the coronation of Bharata was implanted into his heart.
9. Then, willing to send Rama into exile, the bewailing king ordered his despatch to the forest, with Laksmana and Sita as his followers, in a chariot having Sumantra for its driver.
