Beside him shone forth his charming brothers, who made their restive steeds curvet on the way. The princes were showing off the paces of their noble horses and the family bards were reciting the glories of their line.Beside him shone forth his charming brothers, who made their restive steeds curvet on the way. The princes were showing off the paces of their noble horses and the family bards were reciting the glories of their line.

The king of the birds, Garuda, blushed for shame as he watched the speed of the steed that Rama bestrode; it was splendid beyond description in every way; it seemed as though Kamadeva himself had assumed the guise of a steed.

It seemed as though for Rama’s sake Cupid himself had appeared with all his resplendent beauty in the guise of a steed and charmed the whole universe with its youth and vigour, grace and qualities and paces! A bejewelled saddle, thick set with beautiful pearls, gems and rubies shone on his back; when they saw the exquisite bridle, hung with small tinkling bells, gods, men and sages were all fascinated.

Marching with its mind completely merged into the will of its lord, the gallant steed paced on, as beautiful as a peacock that dances in response to a thunder-cloud, whose dark mass is silvered with stars and lightning flashes.

Not even Saravati could describe the noble steed that Rama rode, Shankara (who has five faces, each having three eyes) was so enamoured of Rama’s beauty that he congratulated himself on his possessing as many as fifteen eyes.

When Hari (Vishnu) gazed fondly on Rama, both he and his consort were equally enchanted. (The four-faced) Brahma too was delighted to see Rama’s beauty, but was sorry he had only eight eyes.

The captain of the heavenly host (the six-faced Karttikeya) exculted greatly, for the enjoyed the sight with half as many eyes again as Brahma. When the all-wise lord of the gods(Indra) looked on Rama (with his thousand eyes), he considered Gautama’s curse a great blessing.The captain of the heavenly host (the six-faced Karttikeya) exculted greatly, for the enjoyed the sight with half as many eyes again as Brahma. When the all-wise lord of the gods(Indra) looked on Rama (with his thousand eyes), he considered Gautama’s curse a great blessing.