Bhagavatapurana 9.10.35

9.10.35

mahākāruṇiko 'tapyaj jaṭilaṃ sthaṇḍileśayam /
bharataḥ prāptamākarṇya paurāmātyapurohitaiḥ //

34. 35. & 36. His heroic deeds were (then) joyfully sung by Brahma and others; Sri Rama heard that his brother Bharata wore bark and ate food dressed with Gomutra and, being most merciful, was very much pained to hear of him as wearing matted hair and sleeping

ing on naked earth. Hearing of Rama's arrival, accompanied by citizens, ministers and priests and with Sri Rama's sandals on his head, Bharata went forth [from his camp at Nandigrama] to meet his elder brother Rama with musicians singing and musical instruments played.