Looked down on Ráma's natal hour.

The twice-born chiefs, with zealous heed,

Made ready what the rite would need.

The well-wrought throne of holy wood

And golden urns in order stood.

There was the royal car whereon

A tiger's skin resplendent shone;

There water, brought for sprinkling thence

Where, in their sacred confluence,

Blend Jumná's waves with Gangá's tide,