तदा then, भरतेन by Bharata, एवम् thus, उक्तः urged, मातामहः the maternal grandfather, नृपः king (of Kekaya), तम् that, राघवम् to one of Raghu dynasty (Bharata), शिरसि on his head, आघ्राय having smelt, शुभम् auspicious, वाक्यम् words, उवाच spoke.

Then the king of Kekaya, the maternal grandfather of Bharata, having heard the words of the scion of the Raghu dynasty (Bharata), kissed him on his forehead and spoke these auspicious words: