Hearing those words of Bharata and beholding the subjects stricken with sorrow having their heads downwards, Vasistha said.
तच्छ्रुत्वा भरतेनोक्तं दृष्ट्वा चापि ह्यधोमुखान्। पौरान्दुःखेन संतप्तान्वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥