सर्गः १०३
In which Vasiṣṭha cites three gurus, Bharata vows fasting before Rāma, and Rāma refuses while Bharata offers to live fourteen years in forest
Vasiṣṭha names father, mother, teacher as three gurus — Vasiṣṭha bids Rāma obey assembly, mother, begging Bharata — Rāma says parents gifts cannot be repaid — Rāma vows father command shall never prove false — Bharata spreads kuśa and vows fasting before hut — Rāma forbids royal fasting and bids rise for Ayōdhyā — Citizens call Rāma right and beyond turning — Bharata sips water, disavows kingdom, offers fourteen forest years — Rāma bars substitutes, justifies Kaikēyī, frees father from falsehood — Rāma trusts Bharata and vows return to rule together