As he (Rama) was bending (with reverence), Dasharatha lifted him up and embraced him. Thereafter, he offered him a splendid seat and said again: - [2-4-11]
- 'Oh ! Rama after a long life I have grown old. I have enjoyed all the pleasures I desired. I have also performed hundreds of rituals which enjoined distribution of abundant food and gifts. [2-4-12]
जातमिष्टमपत्यं मे त्वमद्यानुपमं भुवि | दत्तमिष्टमधीतं च मया पुरुषसत्तम || २-४-१३
Oh ! best of men I have obtained now a progeny of my liking in you and you have no equal on earth. I have given gifts, performed rituals and also studied (the Vedas). [2-4-13]
Oh ! mighty son I have experienced all the pleasures I longed for. I redeemed my debt to the gods, the sages, my ancestors, brahmins and to myself. [2-4-14]