Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 58: Sumantra Conveys the Message of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa
Text 2.58.21
भरतः कुशलं वाच्यो वाच्यो मद्वचनेन च।
सर्वास्वेव यथान्यायं वृत्तिं वर्तस्व मातृषु॥
bharataḥ kuśalaṁ vācyo vācyo mad-vacanena ca
sarvāsv eva yathā-nyāyaṁ vṛttir vartasva mātṛṣu
bharataḥ kuśalam = about Bharata’s welfare; vācyaḥ = you should enquire; vācyaḥ = enquire; mat-vacanena = on My behalf; ca = too; sarvāsu eva = all; yathā-nyāyam = in due order; vṛttiḥ = in service; vartasva = [tell Him] engage; mātṛṣu = to My mothers.
You should enquire about Bharata’s welfare. Enquire on My behalf too. [Tell Him:] “Engage in service to all My mothers in due order.