117Canto CXVII. Anasúyá.But dwelling in that lonely spot Left by the hermits pleased him not. “I met the faithful Bharat here, The townsmen, and my mother dear: The painful memory lingers yet, And stings me with a vain regret. And here the host of Bharat camped, And many a courser here has stamped, And elephants with ponderous feet Have trampled through the calm retreat.” So forth to seek a home he hied, His spouse and Lakshmaṇ by his side. He came to Atri's pure retreat, Paid reverence to his holy feet, And from the saint such welcome won As a fond