Ýr¶ RŒma (the Lord of the Raghus), who reigned in AyodhyŒ, was the undisputed sovereign of the entire globe girdled by the seven oceans. This lordship (of the entire globe) was nothing great for Him every hair-hole in whose (Cosmic) body contains myriads of universes. To him who has realized such infinite greatness of the Lord, even this description (viz., to speak of Him as the sovereign of the entire globe) will sound highly disparaging. But even those, O king of the birds, (continues KŒkabhuÜu˜˛i) who have realized the greatness of the Lord (as indicated above) have turned round and conceived a fondness for this story of the Lord. For the immediate perception of such exploits of the Lord is the reward of knowing His infinite greatness; so declare the greatest of sages that have subdued their senses. The happiness and prosperity of Ýr¶ RŒma’s reign were more than even Ýeƒa (the serpent-god) and ÝŒradŒ (the goddess of learning) could describe. All were generous and all beneficent; men and women alike were devoted to the feet of the BrŒhma˜as. Every husband was pledged to a vow of monogamy and the wives too were devoted to their husband in thought, word and deed. (1—4)