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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 11]
with His brothers, who were expansions of His own self? And how did His brothers and the inhabitants of Ayodhyā treat Him?
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श्रीनादरायणिरुवाच
अथादिशद् दिग्विजये आतृंस्त्रिषुवनेश्वरः ।
आत्मानं दर्शयन् स्वानां पुरीमैक्षत सानुगः ॥२५॥
śrī-bādarāyaṇīr uvāca athādiśad dig-vijaye bhrātīṃs tri-bhuvaneśvaraḥ ātmānaṁ darśayan svānāṁ purīm aikṣata sānugaḥ
śrī-bādarāyaṇīḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  atha —hereafter (when the Lord accepted the throne on the request of Bharata);  ādiśat —ordered;  dik-vijaye —to conquer all the world;  bhrātīṇ —His younger brothers;  tri-bhuvana-īśvaraḥ —the Lord of the universe;  ātmānam —personally, Himself;  darśayan —giving audience;  svānām —to the family members and the citizens;  purīm —the city;  aikṣata —supervised;  sa-anugaḥ —with other assistants.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied: After accepting the throne of the government by the fervent request of His younger brother Bharata, Lord Rāmacandra ordered His younger brothers to go out and conquer the entire world, while He personally remained in the capital to give audience to all the citizens and residents of the palace and supervise the governmental affairs with His other assistants.
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead does not allow any of His devotees or assistants to be engaged in sense gratification. The younger brothers of Lord Rāmacandra were at home enjoying the personal presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the Lord ordered Them