My child, our righteous sire, who, after having performed excellent and entire sacrifices, accompanied with Dakșiņās, has repaired to heaven, honoured of he good, should not be mourned.* *The N.W.P. text has seven additional lines here, wanting in the other texts:, “That lord of the earth, our father Dasaratha, has gone to heaven. On account of having adequately maintained his servants and governed his subjects, and virtuously given away wealth, our sire has gone to heaven. And by virtue of supremely excellent and desirable acts, and sacrifices accompanied with Dakşiņā, that master of this world, our father Dasaratha, has ascended heaven. And having celebrated many sacrifices and enjoyed luxuries, that lord of the earth, having attained a goodly age, has gone to heaven."
धर्मात्मा सुशुभैः कृत्स्नैः क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणैः। धूतपापो गतः स्वर्गं पिता नः पृथिवीपतिः॥