Finding Bharata oppressed and sad, his friends try to beguile him by means of music and narration of stories. But when the prince does not return to his normal mood even then, they inquire of him as to what makes him pensive and Bharata tells them how he saw a bad dream the previous night.
Recitation: 
Translation: 

Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 70 "Bharatasya Nishakramanam" (Book 2 Canto 70)

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