Dejected and depressed at heart, with no control over his senses and his mind full of apprehension, Bharata swiftly entered the city of Ayodhya ruled by the Ikshvakus. [2-71-32]
He entered the city through the gate known as Vaijayanta with his horses exhausted. The doorkeepers stood up and amidst cries of victory followed him in. [2-71-33]
Bewildered, that descendant of Raghu (Bharata), reciprocated the greetings of the gatekeepers and then addressed the exhausted charioteer of Ashwapati : - [2-71-34]
किमहं त्वरयाऽनीतः कारणेन विनानघ | अशुभाशङ्कि हृदयं शीलं च पततीव मे || २-७१-३५
- 'Oh ! irreproachable one, why was I brought here in haste without any reason? My mind apprehends something inauspicious. I feel indisposed.' [2-71-35]