Bharat, to him Kaikeyí bare:

Of Queen Sumitrá one fair son

Was Lakshmaṇ, and Śatrughna[136] one

Ráma, his sire's supreme delight,

Like some proud banner cheered his sight,

And to all creatures seemed to be

The self-existent deity.

All heroes, versed in holy lore,

To all mankind great love they bore.

Fair stores of wisdom all possessed,