भरत: प्राप्तमाकर्ण्य पौरामात्यपुरोहितै: । पादुके शिरसि न्यस्य रामं प्रत्युद्यतोऽग्रजम् ॥ ३५ ॥ नन्दिग्रामात् स्वशिबिराद् गीतवादित्रनि:स्वनै: । ब्रह्मघोषेण च मुहु: पठद्भिर्ब्रह्मवादिभि: ॥ ३६ ॥ स्वर्णकक्षपताकाभिर्हैमैश्चित्रध्वजै रथै: । सदश्वै रुक्मसन्नाहैर्भटै: पुरटवर्मभि: ॥ ३७ ॥ श्रेणीभिर्वारमुख्याभिर्भृत्यैश्चैव पदानुगै: । पारमेष्ठ्यान्युपादाय पण्यान्युच्चावचानि च । पादयोर्न्यपतत् प्रेम्णा प्रक्लिन्नहृदयेक्षण: ॥ ३८ ॥
bharatah praptam akarnya pauramatya-purohitaih paduke sirasi nyasya ramam pratyudyato ’grajam nandigramat sva-sibirad gita-vaditra-nihsvanaih brahma-ghosena ca muhuh pathadbhir brahmavadibhih svarna-kaksa-patakabhir haimais citra-dhvajai rathaih sad-asvai rukma-sannahair bhataih purata-varmabhih srenibhir vara-mukhyabhir bhrtyais caiva padanugaih paramesthyany upadaya panyany uccavacani ca padayor nyapatat premna praklinna-hrdayeksanah
- bharatah
- Lord Bharata
- praptam
- coming back home
- akarnya
- hearing
- paura
- all kinds of citizens
- amatya
- all the ministers
- purohitaih
- accompanied by all the priests
- paduke
- the two wooden shoes
- sirasi
- on the head
- nyasya
- keeping
- ramam
- unto Lord Ramacandra
- pratyudyatah
- going forward to receive
- agrajam
- His eldest brother
- nandigramat
- from His residence, known as Nandigrama
- sva-sibirat
- from His own camp
- gita-vaditra
- songs and vibrations of drums and other musical instruments
- nihsvanaih
- accompanied by such sounds
- brahma-ghosena
- by the sound of chanting of Vedic mantras
- ca
- and
- muhuh
- always
- pathadbhih
- reciting from the Vedas
- brahma-vadibhih
- by first-class brahmanas
- svarna-kaksa-patakabhih
- decorated with flags with golden embroidery
- haimaih
- golden
- citra-dhvajaih
- with decorated flags
- rathaih
- with chariots
- sat-asvaih
- having very beautiful horses
- rukma
- golden
- sannahaih
- with harnesses
- bhataih
- by soldiers
- purata-varmabhih
- covered with armor made of gold
- srenibhih
- by such a line or procession
- vara-mukhyabhih
- accompanied by beautiful, well-dressed prostitutes
- bhrtyaih
- by servants
- ca
- also
- eva
- indeed
- pada-anugaih
- by infantry
- paramesthyani
- other paraphernalia befitting a royal reception
- upadaya
- taking all together
- panyani
- valuable jewels, etc.
- ucca-avacani
- of different values
- ca
- also
- padayoh
- at the lotus feet of the Lord
- nyapatat
- fell down
- premna
- in ecstatic love
- praklinna
- softened, moistened
- hrdaya
- the core of the heart
- iksanah
- whose eyes
When Lord Bharata understood that Lord Ramacandra was returning to the capital, Ayodhya, He immediately took upon His own head Lord Ramacandra’s wooden shoes and came out from His camp at Nandigrama. Lord Bharata was accompanied by ministers, priests and other respectable citizens, by professional musicians vibrating pleasing musical sounds, and by learned brahmanas loudly chanting Vedic hymns. Following in the procession were chariots drawn by beautiful horses with harnesses of golden rope. These chariots were decorated by flags with golden embroidery and by other flags of various sizes and patterns. There were soldiers bedecked with golden armor, servants bearing betel nut, and many well-known and beautiful prostitutes. Many servants followed on foot, bearing an umbrella, whisks, different grades of precious jewels, and other paraphernalia befitting a royal reception. Accompanied in this way, Lord Bharata, His heart softened in ecstasy and His eyes full of tears, approached Lord Ramacandra and fell at His lotus feet with great ecstatic love.