My child, do you protect the prosperous and renowned Ayodhyā, inhabited formerly by our heroic predecessors; bearing a true name; having strong gates; filled with elephants, steeds, and cars; thronged by thousands; with noble Brāhmaṇas, Kștriyas and Vaisyas breathing high spirits, and with their senses controlled, each engaged in his own task; abounding in people learned in the Veda; and surrounded with palatial mansions of various shapes?
वीरैरध्युषितां पूर्वमस्माकं तात पूर्वकैः। सत्यनामां दृढद्वारा हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुलाम्॥ ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैः स्वकर्मनिरतैः सदा। जितेन्द्रियैर्महोत्साहैर्वृतामार्यैः सहस्रशः॥ प्रासादैर्विविधाकारैर्वृतां वैद्यजनाकुलाम्। कच्चित् समुदितां स्फीतामयोध्यां परिरक्षसे।॥