Text-35-38
SB 9.10.35-38
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
Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada:
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.