‘The hour has come’, they said, ‘be pleased to start.’ At this the drums gave a thundering beat, and after consulting Vasishtha his guru and performing the family rites, Dasharath set out with a host of sages and holy men.

When Brahma and all the other gods beheld the good fortune and magnificence of the king of Avadh, they began to extol him with a thousand tongues and declare their own lives to have been fruitless.

Seeing the auspiciousness of the hour, the gods rained down flowers and sounded their drums. Shiva and Brahma and hosts of other deities mounted their chariots in several groupsSeeing the auspiciousness of the hour, the gods rained down flowers and sounded their drums. Shiva and Brahma and hosts of other deities mounted their chariots in several groups

And came to see Rama’s wedding, their frames thrilling over with emotion and their hearts overflowing with joy. When they saw Janaka’s city, they were so entranced that their own realms appeared to them as of small account.And came to see Rama’s wedding, their frames thrilling over with emotion and their hearts overflowing with joy. When they saw Janaka’s city, they were so entranced that their own realms appeared to them as of small account.And came to see Rama’s wedding, their frames thrilling over with emotion and their hearts overflowing with joy. When they saw Janaka’s city, they were so entranced that their own realms appeared to them as of small account.

They gazed with amazement at the gorgeous pavilion and all the various works of art which were of a transcendental character. The people of the city, both men and women, were so many mines of beauty, elegant, pious, amiable and wise.They gazed with amazement at the gorgeous pavilion and all the various works of art which were of a transcendental character. The people of the city, both men and women, were so many mines of beauty, elegant, pious, amiable and wise.

In their presence all the gods and goddesses appeared like stars in a moonlit night. The Creator (Brahma) was astounded above all, for nowhere did he find anything that was his own handiwork.In their presence all the gods and goddesses appeared like stars in a moonlit night. The Creator (Brahma) was astounded above all, for nowhere did he find anything that was his own handiwork.

But Shiva admonished all the gods saying, ‘Be not lost in wonder; calmly ponder in your heart that it is the wedding of Sita and Rama, the hero of Raghu’s race.But Shiva admonished all the gods saying, ‘Be not lost in wonder; calmly ponder in your heart that it is the wedding of Sita and Rama, the hero of Raghu’s race.