Then led the honoured Ráma thence

And brought him in with reverence.

As nigh the royal Ráma came

With Lakshmaṇ and the Maithil dame,

He viewed the herds of gentle deer

Roaming the garden free from fear.

As through the sacred grove he trod

He viewed the seat of many a God,

Brahmá and Agni,[429] Sun and Moon,

And His who sends each golden boon;[430]