Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists

"Rama installed with Sitafeet, and with folded hands he said: "All this, thykingdom, that thou didst entrust to me, I now return :behold, thy wealth of treasure,is tenfoldpalace, and armyThenmultiplied." placing his brother on his lap,Ramafared on to Bharata s hermitage, and there descending,Rama spake to the good car "Do thou return to Vaish-:ravan Igrant thee leave." For that self-coursing carhad been taken by Ravana from his elder brother; butnow at Rama s word it returned to the God of Wealth.Rama installed with SlidThen Bharata restored the kingdom to his brother, saying :"Let the world behold thee to-day installed, like theradiant midday sun. None but thou can bear the heavyburden of an empire such as ours. Do thou no more dwellin lonely places, but sleep and rise to the sound of musicand the tinkle of women s anklets. Do thou rule thepeople as longas the sun endures and as far as earthSo be it."extends." And Rama said :Then skilful barbers came, and Rama and Lakshmanbathed and were shorn of their matted locks and dressedin shining robes ;and Dasharatha s queens attended Sitaand decked her in splendid jewels, while Kaushalya deckedthe monkeys wives, and the priests gave orders for thecoronation. Then Rama mounted a car driven by Bharata,and Satrughna held the umbrella, and Lakshman waved achowry and Vibhishana another. Sugriva rode on anelephant, and the other monkeys followed riding onelephants to the number of nine thousand, and with musicand the noise of conchs the lord of men entered his owncity.Four golden jars were given to Hanuman andJambavan and Vegadarshi and Rishabha to fetch purewater from the four oceans, and they rose into the sky and103