Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 99: Bharata Meets Rāma
Text 2.99.25
निरीक्ष्य स मुहूर्तं तु ददर्श भरतो गुरुम्।
उटजे राममासीनं जटामण्डलधारिणम्॥
nirīkṣya sa muhūrtaṁ tu dadarśa bharato gurum
uṭaje rāmam āsīnaṁ jaṭā-maṇḍaladhāriṇam
nirīkṣya = after looking; saḥ1 muhūrtam tu = for a moment; dadarśa = recognized; bharataḥ = Bharata; gurum = His guru; uṭaje = in the thatched hut; rāmam = Rāma; āsīnam = who was seated; jaṭā-maṇḍaladhāriṇam = wearing matted locks of hair.
After looking for a moment, Bharata recognized His guru Rāma who was seated in the thatched hut, wearing matted locks of hair.
1 Technical note: saḥ bharataḥ.
Bharata took a moment to recognize Rāma with His matted locks of hair because of His unique radiance.
The letter ṇa in jaṭā-maṇḍaladhāriṇam is the seventh letter of the gāyatrī. We have passed 6,000 verses [by now].