Although in the body of a deer, Bharata Mahārāja, due to his rigid devotional service in his past life, could understand the cause of his birth in that body. Considering his past and present life, he constantly repented his activities, speaking in the following way.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तत्रापि ह वा आत्मनो मृगत्वकारणं भगव- दाराधनसमीहानुभावेनानुस्मृत्य भृशमनु- तप्यमान आह
tatrāpi ha vā ātmano mṛgatvakāraṇaṃ bhagava- dārādhanasamīhānubhāvenānusmṛtya bhṛśamanu- tapyamāna āha
SB 5.8.28