Pādukechāsya rājyāya nyāsaṃ datvā punaḥ punaḥNivartayāmāsa tato bharatam bharatāgrajaḥMeaning: “Please take my sandals and rule the kingdom as my representative”-.
Sa kāma manavāpyaiva rāmapādāvupaspŗśanNandigrāme karodrājyaṃ rāmāgamanakāṇkṣayāMeaning: Bharata who could not succeed in bringing Rama back to Ayodhya, decided to reside in Nandigrama, a place near Ayodhya.
Gatetu bharate śrimān satyasandho jitendriyaḥRāmastu punarālakṣyaa nagarasya janasya caTatrāgamana mekāgro daṇḍakān praviveśa ha After the departure of Bharata, Rama, who was self-controlled and truthful, proceeded deep into the Dandakaranya forests, with a view of preventing the citizens of Ayodhya from approaching him.
Pravishya tu mahāraṇyaṃ rāmo rājeevalocanaḥVirādhaṃ rākṣasaṃ hatvā Śarabhaṇgaṃ dadarśa haSutīkṣaṇam tāpyaga styañca āgastya bhrātaraṃ tathāNo sooner had the lotus-eyed Rama stepped into the Dandakaranya forest than he killed the terrible demon Viradha.
Agasttyavacanā ccaiva jagrāhaindraṃ śarāsanamKhaḍgam ca paramaprītah tūṇicāksayasāyakau.Rama visited Maharishi Agastya who handed over to him, a powerful sword; a bow that had been given to him by Lord Indra and quivers that had the capacity to produce infinite number of arrows.
Vasata stasya rāmasya vane vanacaraissahaŗṣayo bhyāgaman sarve vadhāyāsura-rakṣasām.Meaning- When Rama was residing in Sarabhanga Maharishi’s ashram, the saints who residing nearby, approached Rama and requested him to destroy the demons who were troubling them and to give them relief.
Sa teṣām pratiśuśrāva rākshasānām tathā vane Meaning - In those forests flooded in demons, Rama consented to the request made by the sages.
Pratijñāta śca rāmeṇa vadha ssaṃyati rakṣasāmŗṣīṇā magnikalpānāṃ danḍakāraṇya vāsinām.Meaning - Rama promised these supreme ascetics, who were glowing like fire, that he would kill the demons and give them relief.
Tena tatraiva vasatā janasthāna nivāsinīVirūpitā śūrpaṇakhā rākṣasi kāmarūpiniMeaning- Sri Rama, set up his residence in Janasthāna, which was the outpost for the rakshasas.