Canto LXXIV. Ráma With The Axe.[254]

Soon as the night had reached its close

The hermit Viśvámitra rose;

To both the kings he bade adieu

And to the northern hill withdrew.

Ayodhyá's lord of high renown

Received farewell, and sought his town.

Then as each daughter left her bower

King Janak gave a splendid dower,