Due to attachment for the deer, Mahārāja Bharata lay down with it, walked about with it, bathed with it and even ate with it. Thus his heart became bound to the deer in affection.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
इति कृतानुषङ्ग आसनशयनाटनस्नानाशनादिषु सह मृगजहुना स्नेहानुबद्धहृदय आसीत्
iti kṛtānuṣaṅga āsanaśayanāṭanasnānāśanādiṣu saha mṛgajahunā snehānubaddhahṛdaya āsīt
SB 5.8.11