bharataḥ prÄptam Äkarṇya
paurÄmÄtya-purohitaiḥ
pÄduke Å›irasi nyasya
rÄmaá¹ pratyudyato 'grajam
nandigrÄmÄt sva-Å›ibirÄd
gÄ«ta-vÄditra-niḥsvanaiḥ
brahma-ghoṣeṇa ca muhuḥ
paá¹hadbhir brahmavÄdibhiḥ
svarṇa-kaká¹£a-patÄkÄbhir
haimaiś citra-dhvajai rathaiḥ
sad-aÅ›vai rukma-sannÄhair
bhaá¹aiḥ puraá¹a-varmabhiḥ
Å›reṇībhir vÄra-mukhyÄbhir
bhá¹›tyaiÅ› caiva padÄnugaiḥ
pÄrameá¹£á¹hyÄny upÄdÄya
paṇyÄny uccÄvacÄni ca
pÄdayor nyapatat premṇÄ
praklinna-hṛdayekṣaṇaḥ
bharataḥ - Lord Bharata; prÄptam - coming back home; Äkarṇya - hearing; paura - all kinds of citizens; amÄtya - all the ministers; purohitaiḥ - accompanied by all the priests; pÄduke - the two wooden shoes; Å›irasi - on the head; nyasya - keeping; rÄmam - unto Lord RÄmacandra; pratyudyataḥ - going forward to receive; agrajam - His eldest brother; nandigrÄmÄt - from His residence, known as NandigrÄma; sva-Å›ibirÄt - from His own camp; gÄ«ta-vÄditra - songs and vibrations of drums and other musical instruments; niḥsvanaiḥ - accompanied by such sounds; brahma-ghoá¹£eṇa - by the sound of chanting of Vedic mantras; ca - and; muhuḥ - always; paá¹hadbhiḥ - reciting from the Vedas; brahma-vÄdibhiḥ - by first-class brÄhmaṇas; svarṇa-kaká¹£a-patÄkÄbhiḥ - decorated with flags with golden embroidery; haimaiḥ - golden; citra-dhvajaiḥ - with decorated flags; rathaiḥ - with chariots; sat-aÅ›vaiḥ - having very beautiful horses; rukma - golden; sannÄhaiḥ - with harnesses; bhaá¹aiḥ - by soldiers; puraá¹a-varmabhiḥ - covered with armor made of gold; Å›reṇībhiḥ - by such a line or procession; vÄra-mukhyÄbhiḥ - accompanied by beautiful, well-dressed prostitutes; bhá¹›tyaiḥ - by servants; ca - also; eva - indeed; pada-anugaiḥ - by infantry; pÄrameá¹£á¹hyÄni - other paraphernalia befitting a royal reception; upÄdÄya - taking all together; paṇyÄni - valuable jewels, etc.; ucca-avacÄni - of different values; ca - also; pÄdayoḥ - at the lotus feet of the Lord; nyapatat - fell down; premá¹‡Ä - in ecstatic love; praklinna - softened, moistened; há¹›daya - the core of the heart; Ä«ká¹£aṇaḥ - whose eyes.