Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 104: Bharata Beseeches Rāma to Rule the Kingdom
Text 2.104.3
किं निमित्तमिमं देशं कृष्णाजिनजटाधरः।
हित्वा राज्यं प्रविष्टस्त्वं तत्सर्वं वक्तुमर्हसि॥
kiṁ-nimittam imaṁ deśaṁ kṛṣṇājina-jaṭādharaḥ
hitvā rājyaṁ praviṣṭas tvaṁ tat sarvaṁ vaktum arhasi
kim-nimittam = why did; imam = this; deśam = region; kṛṣṇa-ajina-jaṭādharaḥ = wearing black deer skin and with matted hair; hitvā = give up; rājyam = the kingdom; praviṣṭaḥ = and entered; tvam = You; tat sarvam = everything; vaktum arhasi = tell Me.
Why did You give up the kingdom and enter this region wearing black deer skin and with matted hair? Tell Me everything.