Taking therefore Shrutarvana with him, he went to Bradhnashva. Having learnt of their arrival at the frontier of his kingdom he received them duly by offering them Arghya and water to wash their feet. He then with their permission inquired the reason of their coming.
स श्रुतर्वाणमादाय नश्वमगमत् ततः। स च तौ विषयस्यान्ते प्रत्यगृहणाद् यथाविधि॥ तयोरय॑ च पाद्यं च ब्रनश्वः प्रत्यवेदयत्। अनुज्ञाप्य च पप्रच्छ प्रयोजनमुपक्रमे॥