Hearing the story of the Epic composed by Vālmīki in the days of yore, one living in foreign countries, shall return home and enjoy in the company of his friends. Hearing this people shall secure all their wished for objects from Rāghava and the celestials shall be greatly delighted. When this book is kept in a house it becomes free from the disturbance of evil spirits.
समागम्य प्रवासान्ते रमन्ते सह बान्धवैः। शृण्वन्ति य इदं काव्यं पुरा वाल्मीकिना कृतम्।।१११। ते प्रार्थितान्वरान्सर्वान्प्राप्नुवन्तीह राघवात्। श्रवणेन सुराः सर्वे प्रीयन्ते संप्रशृण्वताम्॥ विनायकाश्च शाम्यन्ति गृहे तिष्ठति यस्य वै।