Seeing king Divodasa before him, the eldest son of Brihaspati, viz., Bharadvaja of excellent conduct, who was the monarch's priest, said to him What is the reason of your coming here? Tell me everything, o king! I shall do that which is agreeable to you, without any scruple.
तमुवाच भरद्वाजो ज्येष्ठः पुत्रो बृहस्पतेः। पुरोधाः शीलसम्पन्नो दिवोदासं महीपतिम्॥ किमागमनकृत्यं ते सर्वे प्रब्रूहि मे नृप। यत् ते प्रिय तत् करिष्ये न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा।।२५