RĀMĀYANA.

...aged. Do thou then install Rāma as the heir-apparent to the throne. We wish to behold the exceedingly strong and mighty-armed hero among the Rāghus The descendants of King Raghu, the illustrious ancestors of Rāma’s royal house., riding a huge elephant, his countenance underneath an umbrella. Hearing those welcome words of theirs, the monarch, as if not knowing their minds, asked them, saying,—"Ye have wished for Rāghava Another name for Rāma, meaning "descendant of Raghu.", soon as ye have heard my speech. This, ye kings, raiseth my doubts. Do ye, therefore, speak out your minds truly. Why, while I am righteously governing the earth, do ye wish to see the highly powerful Rāma as the heir-apparent?"

And those high-souled ones together with the citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces said unto him,—"O king, many are the virtues of thy son, having for their object the welfare of the people. To-day we will recount unto thee in detail the merits—making even enemies happy—of the meritorious and intelligent (Rāma) resembling a celestial. O monarch, furnished with the choicest qualities, Rāma having truth for prowess is like unto Sakra’s A name for Indra, the King of the Gods. self; and he towereth above Ikshwāku The legendary founder of the solar dynasty to which the kings of Ayodhya belong. and all. Rāma is the one excellent person among men; and is true and devoted to truth. And in very Rāma is established morality with prosperity. Touching the good of the subjects, he is like unto the moon, and in the quality of forgiveness, he is like unto the Earth; in intelligence like unto Vrihaspati The preceptor and priest of the gods, epitomizing supreme wisdom.; and in prowess like Sachi’s lord Another title for Indra, the husband of the goddess Sachi..

He is cognizant of duty, and true in promise,—and honest; and not given to detraction. He is forgiving, and soothing, and sweet-speeched and grateful, and of subdued senses. He is pliable to entreaties and staid, and of agreeable carriage, and uncalumniating. Rāghava speaketh everyone fair, and is of truthful speech. He ministereth unto variously-versed aged Brāhmanas Members of the priestly and scholarly caste, responsible for maintaining sacred knowledge.. It is for this that in this world his fame and renown and energy go on increasing. He hath mastered all the weapons that are extant among the gods, the Asuras A class of powerful beings often in conflict with the gods; here, the text highlights Rāma's military mastery over all known forces., and human beings. He hath performed his ablutions after having acquired This refers to the Samavartana ceremony, the ritual bath taken by a student upon completing their Vedic education and returning home from their teacher.