Again and again I beg of you this boon – be pleased to grant it. O lord of Lakshmi – that I may never cease to be devoted to your lotus feet and may enjoy constant communion with your devotees!’

Having thus hymned Rama’s virtues, Uma’s lord (Mahadeva) joyously returned to Kailasa. The Lord then allotted to the monkeys abodes that were pleasant in every respect.

Listen, king of the birds; this story purifies the heart and rids one of the threefold affliction and of the fear of birth and death. By devoutly hearing the narrative of the great king’s blessed coronation men acquire dispassion and discernment.

Even those who hear it sung or sing of it with some selfish motive gain happiness and prosperity of every king; after enjoying in this world a bliss, to which even gods can scarce attain, they ascent to Raghunatha’s divine realm at their end.

The finally emancipated, the detached and the worldly, who hear it, severally obtain devotion, final liberation and ever-increasing prosperity. O king of birds, this story of Rama that I have recounted according to my own light banishes the fear of birth and death and rids one of sorrow.

It confirms one’s dispassion, discernment and devotion and is a splendid boat to carry men across the river of ignorance. Every day there was some new festivity in the city of Ayodhya, and people of every class were happy.

All felt an ever-growing affection for Rama’s lotus feet, which are adored by Shiva, Rahma and the sages. Clothes of various kinds were lavishly bestowed on mendicants, and the twice-born (Brahmans) received abundant gifts.