Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 82: Bharata Rejects Vasiṣṭha’s Request
Text 2.82.5
तात राजा दशरथः स्वर्गतो धर्ममाचरन्।
धनधान्यवतीं स्फीतां प्रदाय पृथिवीं तव॥
tāta rājā daśarathaḥ svar-gato dharmam ācaran
dhana-dhānyavatīṁ sphītāṁ pradāya pṛthivīṁ tava
tāta = dear child; rājā = King; daśarathaḥ = Daśaratha; svaḥ-gataḥ = has attained Svarga; dharmam = dharma; ācaran = by executing; dhana-dhānyavatīm = filled with wealth and grains; sphītām = this extensive; pradāya = after bestowing; pṛthivīṁ = land; tava = to You.
Dear child, King Daśaratha has attained Svarga by executing dharma after bestowing this extensive land filled with wealth and grains to You.
King Daśaratha executed dharma by being truthful [to his promises].