Lomasha said: O son of Kunti, having collected the sacrificial fuel and after performing the ritual duties of the day Bharadvaja entered his hermitage.
लोमश उवाच भरद्वाजस्तु कौन्तेय कृत्वा स्वाध्यायमाछिकम्। समित्कलापमादाय प्रविवेश स्वमाश्रयम्॥