Listen, O king of birds, during Rama’s reign there was not a creature in the world, moving or unmoving, that suffered from any of the ills caused by time, past action, personal temperament or character.

Undisputed sovereign of the entire globe girdled by the seven seas was Raghunatha, the lord of Kosala. This lordship (of the entire globe) was nothing great for him, each of whose several hairs contained many a sphere of creation.

To him who rightly understands that infinite greatness of the Lord, this description (of his universal sovereignty) will sound highly disparaging. But even they, O king of birds, who have realized that greatness of the Lord take supreme delight in these actions of his.

Delight in these divine exploits is the reward of knowing his infinite greatness – so declare the greatest of sages and ascetics. The bliss and prosperity of Rama’s reign were more than the Serpent King and Sarasvati could describe.

All the men and women were generous and charitable and devoted to the feet of the Brahmans. Every husband was pledged to a vow of monogamy and each wife was devoted to her husband in thought and word and deed.

Throughout all Ramachandra’s realm a rod was never seen save in the hands of ascetics; the word ‘difference’ had ceased to exist except in relation to tune and measure in the dancers’ troupes; and the word ‘conquer’ was heard only with reference to the mind (for the only victory known was self-conquest).

The trees in the forest blossomed and bore fruit throughout the year; the elephant and the lion lived together as friends; birds and beasts of every description forgot their instinctive animosities and lived in the greatest harmony with one another.