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इति ब्रुवाणो मधुरं हितं च तमाञ्जिहन् मैथिलयज्ञभूमिम् । |
divine tortoise), the demon race was vanquished (as Mohini) and the earth standing in danger at the end of the aeon was sustained (as the Great Boar)."
40. Speaking these sweet and beneficial words, the sage whose mind was pleased at the completion of the sacrifice (and) who desired to have the glories of kings surpassed, made that Rama go to the place of the sacrifice of the king of Mithila.
41 . Are these Mitra and Varuna that are coming or are they the two Asvini-kumaras that have arrived, desirous of drinking Some juice ?’ -Those two excellent (lions among) men, made all the people residing in Janaka's hermitage doubt like this by (their) charm.
42. Desirous of knowing the strength of his (Rama's) arm Janaka made him wield the bow wherewith the Pitaka-bearer (Siva) had struck down the city of the demon; the scion of Raghu, broke it, smiling
43. Thereafter, desirous of giving away his daughter, the lord of the people of Mithila dispatched to Ayodhya, on horses that (usually) carried warriors, messengers conversant with the Trivers, expert travellers acquainted with the mountains, who would invite the King (Dasaratha)
