On account of those exalted and well-beloved sons of his, Dasaratha experienced the excess of joy, like to the Grand-sire on account of the gods.
स चतुर्भिर्महाभागैः पुत्रैर्दशरथः प्रियैः॥ बभूव परमप्रीतो देवैरिव पितामहः।