Then with the king's permission, he set out with his wife. Dasaratha and the puissant Romapāda clasping each other by the palm, and embracing each other in affection, attained excess. of joy. Then Raghu's son, bidding farewell to his friend, set out.
स नृपेणाभ्यनुज्ञातः प्रययौ सह भार्यया। तावन्योन्याञ्जलिं कृत्वा स्नेहात्संश्लिष्य चोरसा ॥ ननन्दतुर्दशरथो रोमपादश्च वीर्यवान्। ततः सुहृदमापृच्छ्य प्रस्थितो रघुनन्दनः॥