Ramayana. Rama installed with Sita.
Then Bharata restored the kingdom to his brother, saying: "Let the world behold thee today installed, like the radiant midday sun. None but thou can bear the heavy burden of an empire such as ours. Do thou no more dwell in lonely places, but sleep and rise to the sound of music and the tinkle of women's anklets. Do thou rule the people as long as the sun endures and as far as earth extends." And Rama said: "So be it."
Then skilful barbers came, and Rama and Lakshman bathed and were shorn of their matted locks and dressed in shining robes; and Dasharatha's queens attended Sita and decked her in splendid jewels, while Kaushalya decked the monkeys' wives, and the priests gave orders for the coronation. Then Rama mounted a car driven by Bharata, and Satrughna held the umbrella, and Lakshman waved a chowry and Vibhishana another. Sugriva rode on an elephant, and the other monkeys followed riding on elephants to the number of nine thousand, and with music and the noise of conchs the lord of men entered his own city. Four golden jars were given to Hanuman and Jambavan and Vegadarshi and Rishabha to fetch pure water from the four oceans, and they rose into the sky and brought the holy water from the utmost bounds of ocean, north and south and east and west. Then Vashishtha, setting Rama and Sita upon their golden throne, sprinkled that first of men and consecrated him as king of Ayodhya. Thereat the gods rejoiced, and the gandharvas sang and the asparas danced; the earth was filled with crops, the trees bore fruit and flowers, and all men were glad and merry. And Rama conferred upon the Brahmans gifts of gold and ornaments, and cows and horses; to Angada he gave a golden jewelled chain such as are worn by the gods, and to Sita a necklace of matchless pearls and other ornaments and splendid robes. But she, holding the pearls in her hand, glanced at her lord, and from him to Hanuman, remembering his goodly service; and Rama, reading her wish, granted her leave, and she gave the necklace to Hanuman. And the Windgod's son, exemplar of energy, renown, capacity, humility, and courage, wearing that garland, shone like a mountain illumined by the moon and fleecy clouds. And to every other hero Rama gave due gifts of jewels and wealth.
Then Sugriva and Hanuman and Jambavan, with all the host, returned to their own homes, and Vibhishana repaired to Lanka; but Rama governed Ayodhya, and in his time men lived for a thousand years, and due rains fell, and the winds were ever favourable, and there was no distress from sickness or from wild beasts or from invasion, but all men were glad and merry.
Then Bharata restored the kingdom to his brother, saying: "Let the world behold thee today installed, like the radiant midday sun. None but thou can bear the heavy burden of an empire such as ours. Do thou no more dwell in lonely places, but sleep and rise to the sound of music and the tinkle of women's anklets. Do thou rule the people as long as the sun endures and as far as earth extends." And Rama said: "So be it."
Then skilful barbers came, and Rama and Lakshman bathed and were shorn of their matted locks and dressed in shining robes; and Dasharatha's queens attended Sita and decked her in splendid jewels, while Kaushalya decked the monkeys' wives, and the priests gave orders for the coronation. Then Rama mounted a car driven by Bharata, and Satrughna held the umbrella, and Lakshman waved a chowry and Vibhishana another. Sugriva rode on an elephant, and the other monkeys followed riding on elephants to the number of nine thousand, and with music and the noise of conchs the lord of men entered his own city. Four golden jars were given to Hanuman and Jambavan and Vegadarshi and Rishabha to fetch pure water from the four oceans, and they rose into the sky and brought the holy water from the utmost bounds of ocean, north and south and east and west. Then Vashishtha, setting Rama and Sita upon their golden throne, sprinkled that first of men and consecrated him as king of Ayodhya. Thereat the gods rejoiced, and the gandharvas sang and the asparas danced; the earth was filled with crops, the trees bore fruit and flowers, and all men were glad and merry. And Rama conferred upon the Brahmans gifts of gold and ornaments, and cows and horses; to Angada he gave a golden jewelled chain such as are worn by the gods, and to Sita a necklace of matchless pearls and other ornaments and splendid robes. But she, holding the pearls in her hand, glanced at her lord, and from him to Hanuman, remembering his goodly service; and Rama, reading her wish, granted her leave, and she gave the necklace to Hanuman. And the Windgod's son, exemplar of energy, renown, capacity, humility, and courage, wearing that garland, shone like a mountain illumined by the moon and fleecy clouds. And to every other hero Rama gave due gifts of jewels and wealth.
Then Sugriva and Hanuman and Jambavan, with all the host, returned to their own homes, and Vibhishana repaired to Lanka; but Rama governed Ayodhya, and in his time men lived for a thousand years, and due rains fell, and the winds were ever favourable, and there was no distress from sickness or from wild beasts or from invasion, but all men were glad and merry.
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Then Bharata restored the kingdom to his brother, saying: "Let the world behold thee today installed, like the radiant midday sun. None but thou can bear the heavy burden of an empire such as ours. Do thou no more dwell in lonely places, but sleep and rise to the sound of music and the tinkle of women's anklets. Do thou rule the people as long as the sun endures and as far as earth extends." And Rama said: "So be it."
Then skilful barbers came, and Rama and Lakshman bathed and were shorn of their matted locks and dressed in shining robes; and Dasharatha's queens attended Sita and decked her in splendid jewels, while Kaushalya decked the monkeys' wives, and the priests gave orders for the coronation. Then Rama mounted a car driven by Bharata, and Satrughna held the umbrella, and Lakshman waved a chowry and Vibhishana another. Sugriva rode on an elephant, and the other monkeys followed riding on elephants to the number of nine thousand, and with music and the noise of conchs the lord of men entered his own city. Four golden jars were given to Hanuman and Jambavan and Vegadarshi and Rishabha to fetch pure water from the four oceans, and they rose into the sky and brought the holy water from the utmost bounds of ocean, north and south and east and west. Then Vashishtha, setting Rama and Sita upon their golden throne, sprinkled that first of men and consecrated him as king of Ayodhya. Thereat the gods rejoiced, and the gandharvas sang and the asparas danced; the earth was filled with crops, the trees bore fruit and flowers, and all men were glad and merry. And Rama conferred upon the Brahmans gifts of gold and ornaments, and cows and horses; to Angada he gave a golden jewelled chain such as are worn by the gods, and to Sita a necklace of matchless pearls and other ornaments and splendid robes. But she, holding the pearls in her hand, glanced at her lord, and from him to Hanuman, remembering his goodly service; and Rama, reading her wish, granted her leave, and she gave the necklace to Hanuman. And the Windgod's son, exemplar of energy, renown, capacity, humility, and courage, wearing that garland, shone like a mountain illumined by the moon and fleecy clouds. And to every other hero Rama gave due gifts of jewels and wealth.
Then Sugriva and Hanuman and jambavan, with all the host, returned to their own homes, and Vibhishana repaired to Lanka; but Rama governed Ayodhya, and in his time men lived for a thousand years, and due rains fell, and the winds were ever favourable, and there was no distress from sickness or from wild beasts or from invasion, but all men were glad and merry.
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