अन्तःपुरं प्रवेश्यैनं पूजां कृत्वा च शास्त्रतः। कृतकृत्यं तदात्मानं मेने तस्योपवाहनात्॥
antaḥpuraṃ praveśyainaṃ pūjāṃ kṛtvā ca śāstrataḥ| kṛtakṛtyaṃ tadātmānaṃ mene tasyopavāhanāt||
English Meaning
Then taking him into the inner apartment, and paying him homage according to the ordinance, the king considered himself as having gained his object, in consequence of the presence of that Brahmana.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)