Verse 30

²⁴How was the Bhagavan Rama toward his brothers, or toward his own people? And how did the people and the townsfolk conduct themselves toward him, the Lord? ²⁵Then the lord of the three worlds sent his brothers out to conquer the quarters. Showing himself to his own, he went with his followers to look over the city. ²⁶Its roads were wet with fragrant waters and with the rut of the elephants, so that the city seemed drunk, and more than drunk at seeing her master come. ²⁷She was decked with golden jars set out on the mansions, the gate-towers, the halls, the shrines, the houses of the gods and the rest, and with flags. ²⁸There were areca palms and plantains with their stems, strips of fine cloth, mirrors, hangings and garlands, and archways put up for the festival.

²⁹Here and there the townsfolk came to him with offerings in their hands and laid their blessings on him: God, guard this earth, which you lifted up before. ³⁰Then the people, seeing their lord come after so long, left their houses to look at him, women and men, and climbed the mansions; and with eyes that could not have enough of the lotus-eyed one they scattered flowers over him.