Verse 8

तत्रैनं पूर्वसंबन्धः कृतसंध्यो महीपतिः ।दूरमार्गं विनिर्गत्य पूजयामास सादरम्

In plain words

There the king, bound to him by an old tie, having performed his saṃdhyā, went out far along the road and worshipped him with reverence.