Then the king rose and went and gave the letter to Vasishta, and after relating all the circumstances to the guru sent courteously for the envoys.
After hearing them the saint was highly pleased and said: “To a good man the world is full of happiness. As rivers run into the sea, though it has no greed for them, so joy and prosperity come unasked and of their own accord to a virtuous soul. Strict in the performance of your duties to your guru and to Brahmans and kine and gods; and your queen Kausalya no less devout than yourself; you have no equals for piety in the whole world, either now or in the past, nor hereafter shall have. Who, O king, can be more blest than you, who have a son like Rama; nay, four heroic sons, all equally obedient, religious, and amiable. Happy, indeed, are you for all time. Prepare the marriage procession to sound of music:
After hearing them the saint was highly pleased and said: “To a good man the world is full of happiness. As rivers run into the sea, though it has no greed for them, so joy and prosperity come unasked and of their own accord to a virtuous soul. Strict in the performance of your duties to your guru and to Brahmans and kine and gods; and your queen Kausalya no less devout than yourself; you have no equals for piety in the whole world, either now or in the past, nor hereafter shall have. Who, O king, can be more blest than you, who have a son like Rama; nay, four heroic sons, all equally obedient, religious, and amiable. Happy, indeed, are you for all time. Prepare the marriage procession to sound of music: