Bharata entered His father’s home. Not finding His father there, He went to Kaikeyī’s residence. He offered her His respects and while she asked about the welfare of His maternal grandfather and so on, He inquired about Daśaratha. Kaikeyī informed Bharata that the king had departed for the heavens because of Rāma’s exile which happened because of her seeking the fulfilment of the boons Daśaratha had granted her earlier. She consoled Bharata and requested Him to perform His father’s final rites and be coronated as the king succeeding Daśaratha.