On the departure of Parashurama, Sri Rama hands over the bow of Lord Vishnu to Varuna (the god of water) and, sending his army ahead, King Dasharatha enters Ayodhya. After some days Prince Yudhajit, Bharata's maternal uncle takes away Bharata and Shatrughan to his father's capital.
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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 1 "Ramaguna Varnanam" (Book 2, Canto 1)

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The Ramayana recitation by Sriram-ghanapaathi HariSitaramamurti-ghanapathi is taken from archive.org. The reading is from the English version of Srimad Valmiki Ramayan translation by Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India.