Pure though they were in themselves, they performed all the customary ablutions and bathed in the holy river and completed their morning devotions ere they returned to their sire.
The king on seeing them took them to his bosom. Then at his command they gladly seated themselves. The whole court was rejoiced at the sight of Râma, and accounted their eyes supremely blest. Then came saints Vasishta and Visvamitra and were conducted to exalted thrones. Father and sons reverently adored their feet, and both the holy men rejoiced as they gazed on Râma. Vasishta recited sacred legends while the monarch and his queens listened. He told with joy in diffuse strain of all the doings of Gidhi's sons, which surpass even the imagination of the saints. Cried Yâmadava: “The tale is true; its fame has become renowned through the three worlds.” All who heard were glad, but in Râma and Lakshman's heart there was exceeding joy.
The king on seeing them took them to his bosom. Then at his command they gladly seated themselves. The whole court was rejoiced at the sight of Râma, and accounted their eyes supremely blest. Then came saints Vasishta and Visvamitra and were conducted to exalted thrones. Father and sons reverently adored their feet, and both the holy men rejoiced as they gazed on Râma. Vasishta recited sacred legends while the monarch and his queens listened. He told with joy in diffuse strain of all the doings of Gidhi's sons, which surpass even the imagination of the saints. Cried Yâmadava: “The tale is true; its fame has become renowned through the three worlds.” All who heard were glad, but in Râma and Lakshman's heart there was exceeding joy.