At the Śrāddha cereinony the wise should chant this Rāmāyaṇa sacred like the Vedas, removing sins and increasing life and prosperity.
इदमाख्यानमायुष्यं सौभाग्यं पापनाशनम्। रामायणं वेदसमं श्राद्धेषु श्रावयेदुधः॥