34. At last the king and the sages and nobles, accosted one another with sweet and soft words; and took their parting leave (for repairing to their respective abode for the day). 35. They then left the palace, and proceeded to their residences, with their gladdened faces and contented minds; as when the immortals repair to all parts of heaven, from the synod of the king of gods--Indra or Sakra. 36. After every one had taken leave of others, and arrived at his house; he employed himself in the discharge of his ritual services of the day. 37. Thus the king and all, performed their daily ablutions and services as usual, until the end of the day. 38. As the day ended with the discharge, of the duties of the daily ritual; so the sojourner of the etherial path--the tired sun, sat down to rest in the west (as the birds of air repair at eve, to their respective nests). (The sun is said to be the _unka_ or falcon of heaven; resting at his _aspiand_ or nest in the west, by a poet of Persia). 39. After the performance of their vespers, the prince Ráma and the people at large, passed their nights awake and fastly, with talking about and thinking upon the discourse of the day. 40. Then the rising sun advanced in the east, with sweeping away the dust of darkness from before his path, and strewing about the starry flowers on his way, in order to fix his seat in the midst of his dome of the universe. 41. The infant or rising sun, reddened the skies with his rays, resembling the crimson hue of kusambha flowers; and then he embarked on the board of his bright orb, amidst the wide ocean of the etherial region. (The sun sailed in the etherial sea, through the scattered island of the hidden stars and planets on his way. Gloss). 42. Then the regnant princes and lords of men, together with the nobles, peers and their ministers, met at the court hall of King Dasaratha; when there gathered also the great saints and sages, with Vasishtha at their head. 43. They entered into the court and took their seats, according to their different degrees and ranks; just as the stars of heaven appear and occupy their places, in their respective constellations and circles in the expanse of heaven. 44. Then the king and his ministers, advanced and bowed down to Vasishtha, and ushered him to his high seat or pulpit; and they all poured forth their praises to him, after that sage was seated in the rostrum. 45. Now the lotus-eyed Ráma, who sat before the king and the holy sage, oped his lotus like mouth, and spoke in the following manner, with his natural good sense, and usual elegance of speech. 46. Ráma said:--O Venerable sir, that art acquainted with all religions, and art the great ocean of knowledge; thou art the axe of all knotty questions and doubts, and remover of the griefs and fears of mankind. 47. Please tell us whatever more is worth our hearing and knowing; for thou knowest best whatever there remains to be said, for the edification of our knowledge.