The moon of the house of Gaadhi went on his way rejoicing and inwardly praising the beauty of Rama, the devotion of the king and the joyous wedding festivities.

Vamadeva and wise guru of the house of Raghu, Vasishtha, once more related the story of Vishvamitra (Gaadhi’s son). On hearing the sage’s glorious deeds, the king praised to himself the effect of his own meritorious deeds (which attracted the sage to his house and won for him his favour).

At the royal command the people dispersed, and the king and his sons returned to the palace. Everywhere the people sang the story of Rama’s wedding, and his holy and fair fame was diffused through the three spheres.

From the day that Rama came home wedded, all bliss took up its abode at Avadh. The festivities attendant on the Lord’s wedding were more than the goddess of speech (Sarasvati) or the Serpent King, Shesha, could tell.

- but believing the glory of Rama and Sita to be the very life and salvation of the race of poets and a mine of blessings, I too, have tried to sing their praises, in the hope of thus sanctifying my own voice.

For the purpose of sanctifying his voice has Tulasidasa told of Rama’s glory; but the story of Rama is a boundless ocean that no poet has ever been able to cross. Those men who reverently hear and sing the auspicious tale of the festive rejoicing attendant on Rama’s investiture with the sacred thread and his wedding shall by the grace of Janaki and Rama attain to everlasting joy.

Yea, those who lovingly sing and hear of the story of Sita and Rama’s wedding shall ever rejoice, for Rama’s glory is the abode of every felicity.
(PAUSE 12 FOR A THIRTY-DAY RECITATION)
Thus ends the first descent into the Manasa lake of Rama’s exploits, that eradicates all the impurities of the Kaliyuga.