And as Rāma proceeded,* he heard the villagers speaking to each other, saying, Fie on king Dasaratha, who has yielded himself up to lust! *The N.W.P. text has an additional couplet:, How will that exalted lady, Janaka's daughter, ever engaged in enjoyment, bear misery?
शृण्वन् वाचो मनुष्याणां ग्रामसंवासवासिनाम्। राजानं धिग् दशरथं कामस्य वशमास्थितम्।।४