And all those best of advisers thought that it was the proper time (for the purpose). O descendant of the Kurus, king Dasharatha was greatly pleased on beholding his son (Rama) of red eyes and mighty arms, endued with the gait of an elephant mad (with exuberance of spirits), of long arms and broad chest, having blue and curly hair, blazing with beauty, brave as Shakra in battle, versed in all the religious duties, wise as Brihaspati, an object of adoration with all his subjects, proficient in every science and art, of subdued passions, pleasant to the eye of even his enemies, the chastiser of the wicked, the protector of the virtuous, endued with high intellect, invincible, ever victorious and never vanquished and the enhancer of the joy of (his mother) Kausalya.
प्राप्तकालं च ते सर्वे मेनिरे मन्त्रिसत्तमाः॥ लोहिताक्षं महाबाहुं मत्तमातङ्गगामिनम्। कम्बुग्रीवं महोरस्कं नीलकुञ्चितमूर्धजम्॥ दीप्यमानं श्रिया वीरं शक्रादनवरं रणे। पारगं सर्वधर्माणां बृहस्पतिसमं मतौ॥ सर्वानुरक्तप्रकृति सर्वविद्याविशारदम्। जितेन्द्रियममित्राणामपि दृष्टिमनोहरम्॥ नियन्तारमसाधूनां गोप्तारं धर्मचारिणाम्। धृतिमन्तनाधृष्यं जेतारमपराजितम्॥ पुत्रं राजा दशरथः कौसल्यानन्दवर्धनम्। संदृश्य परमां प्रीतिमगच्छत् कुरुनन्दन॥