Thus honoured by them and looked upon with auspicious looks, the old king, O chief of Bharata's race, joined his hands and honoured them all in returi.
स तैः सम्पूजितो राजा शिवेनावेक्षितस्तथा॥ प्राञ्जलिः पूजयामास तं जनं भरतर्षभ।