That best of Brahmanas then out of affection smelt the head of his son and embraced him closely, O best of Bharata, for some time.
स्वसुतं चाप्यजिघ्रत् तं मूर्ध्नि प्रेम्णा द्विजोत्तमः। परिष्वज्यं चिरं कालं तदा भरतसत्तम॥