At the third watch of the day Bharat entered Prayag, crying “O Rama, Sita; Rama, Sita!” with irrepressible affection.
Chaupâi.
The blisters on his feet glistened like drops of dew on a lotus bud. The whole company were distressed when they heard that Bharat had made the day’s march on foot. After ascertaining that all the people had bathed, he went and did homage to the threefold stream. All who had dipped in the parti-coloured flood gave alms and did honour to the Brahmans. As Bharat gazed on the commingling of the dark and white waves, his body throbbed with emotion and he clasped his hands in prayer: “O queen of all holy places, bounteous of every blessing, whose power is declared in the Vedas and renowned throughout the world, I abandon my proper calling and make myself a beggar: is there anything so vile that a man in distress will not do it? As I know You to be all-wise and beneficent, accomplish the prayer of Thy suppliant.
Chaupâi.
The blisters on his feet glistened like drops of dew on a lotus bud. The whole company were distressed when they heard that Bharat had made the day’s march on foot. After ascertaining that all the people had bathed, he went and did homage to the threefold stream. All who had dipped in the parti-coloured flood gave alms and did honour to the Brahmans. As Bharat gazed on the commingling of the dark and white waves, his body throbbed with emotion and he clasped his hands in prayer: “O queen of all holy places, bounteous of every blessing, whose power is declared in the Vedas and renowned throughout the world, I abandon my proper calling and make myself a beggar: is there anything so vile that a man in distress will not do it? As I know You to be all-wise and beneficent, accomplish the prayer of Thy suppliant.