On the request of Vasiṣṭha, Bharata had Daśaratha’s body taken out of the oil tub, placed on a palanquin in royal opulence and taken to the grove of the departed. He then performed the final rites according to the regulations of the scriptures. He, Queen Kausalyā and others then went to Sarayū and offered Daśaratha water and then entered Ayodhyā.