Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 91: Bharadvāja’s Hospitality to Bharata, His Army and FamilyText 2.91.1
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 91: Bharadvāja’s Hospitality to Bharata, His Army and Family
Text 2.91.1
कृतबुद्धिं निवासाय तत्रैव स मुनिस्तदा।
भरतं कैकयीपुत्रमातिथ्येन न्यमन्त्रयत्॥
kṛta-buddhiṁ nivāsāya tatraiva sa munis tadā
bharataṁ kaikayī-putram ātithyena nyamantrayat
kṛta-buddhim = who had decided; nivāsāya = to stay; tatra eva = in his āśrama; saḥ muniḥ = the sage; tadā = then; bharatam = Bharata; kaikayī-putram = Kaikeyī’s son; ātithyena nyamantrayat = requested [to accept his] hospitality.
The sage then requested Kaikeyī’s son Bharata, who had decided to stay in his āśrama, [to accept his] hospitality.
The sage wanted to honor Bharata with hospitality that extended to [providing Him] meals.