Seeing that foremost of men (standing) with joined hands, Bharadvāja, who had just finished his fire-sacrifice, said.
तमृषिः पुरुषव्याघ्र प्रेक्ष्य प्राञ्जलिमागतम्। हुताग्निहोत्रो भरतं भरद्वाजोऽभ्यभाषत॥