ततो राजा यथायोग्यं पूजां चक्रे विशेषतः॥ सखित्वात् तस्य वै राज्ञः प्रहष्टेनान्तरात्मना। रोमपादेन चाख्यातमृषिपुत्राय धीमते॥ सख्यं सम्बन्धकं चैव तदा तं प्रत्यपूजयत्।
tato rājā yathāyogyaṃ pūjāṃ cakre viśeṣataḥ|| sakhitvāt tasya vai rājñaḥ prahaṣṭenāntarātmanā| romapādena cākhyātamṛṣiputrāya dhīmate|| sakhyaṃ sambandhakaṃ caiva tadā taṃ pratyapūjayat|
English Meaning
Then the king received him respectfully, and with a delighted mind, on account of the friendship he bore him. He communicated to the intelligent son of the saint, the fact of their intimacy, and then the latter paid homage to Dasaratha.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)