Uttar Kaanda
204 - Birth of sons to the four brothers; Ayodhya's loveliness; arrival of the sage Sanaka and his three brothers and their dialogue with Sri Rama
Chaupais
Description
Apart from the other Ghatas and situated at some distance from them was the fine Ghata where multitudes of horses and elephants went to drink. There were numerous most charming Ghatas for women to take water from, where men did not bathe. The best of all and beautiful in everyway was the royal Ghata, where men of all the four castes could bathe. All along the bank stood temples sacred to the gods and surrounded by lovely groves. Here and there on the river bank dwelt sages and recluses unconcerned with the world and devoted to spiritual wisdom. All along the bank stood in clusters many a lovely Tulasi plant reared by hermits. The splendour of the city defied all description; its outskirts too were most picturesque. The very sight of the city with its groves and gardens, wells and ponds, drove away all one's sins.