Rama, having his friends delighted, ascending the car, and viewing the
city adorned with pennons and flags and incensed with _Dhupa_ and
_Aguru_, entered the high way, crowded with people and containing houses
coloured as the pale white clouds, and the place between the two rows
whereof scented with _Dhupa_ and _Aguru_. It was a splendidly spacious
road decorated with a collection of sandal, _Aguru_ and other fine
scents, with silk and red cloth, with pearls holed and other valuable
crystals and strewn with various flowers and filled with edibles
multiform. Like unto the lord of celestials in heaven he saw this high
way and the court-yard covered with curd, clarified butter, fried paddy,
_Dhupa_, _Aguru_ and sandal, and embellished with garlands and other
scents. Having heard benedictions uttered by many in the following
strain and paying proper respects unto all, he wended his way. "Being
installed this day do thou following in the footsteps of thy father and
grand-fathers cherish and protect us. Thou taking the reins of
government we shall live more happily than what we were under your
ancestors. Seek not we earthly comforts or the highest things (in the
life to come), if we can only see Rama installed in the kingdom issuing
out from his father's abode. There is nothing more pleasant to us than
the installation of the highly energetic Rama on the throne." Rama,
hearing these and other auspicious words from his friends eulogising his
own self, went on his way without being moved. Raghava passed away, but
not a single person could withdraw his eyes and mind from that best of
men. In fact he who did not see Rama, and whom Rama did not see, was
looked down by all. and he considered himself contemptible. That
righteous one showed mercy unto all, old and young, of the four castes,
and hence, thty were all obedient to him. He proceeded leaving on his
left side the junctions of four roads, the paths leading to temples, the
religious fig trees and altars, and reached after all the family
dwelling of the king, with its palatial tops piercing the sky, looking
beautiful, resembling mass of clouds, white as the celestial cars and
high as the hill Kailaca, and with sporting houses adorned with pearls.
And the son of the monarch, shining in beauty, entered into the palace
of his father, the best on earth resembling the abode of Mahendra.
Dacaratha's son, the best of men, crossed in his chariot three
apartments guarded by warriors with bows in their hands, and other two
on foot, and in this way passing by all, and ordering his followers to
go back, entered the inner apartment. That son of the king entering into
the presence of his father, all were extremely gladdened and were
eagerly expecting his return like unto the lord of water expecting the
appearance of the moon.