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In the forty-second chapter, Rama and Lakshmana, accompanied by Sita, became endowed with jewels and gold due to the effect of the offering of water. ||1|| Thereafter, they mounted a golden chariot adorned with many bells and chains, supported by excellent pillars, a platform, and a central chamber, elevated, with windows adorned with large pearl garlands, decorated with small spheres, mirrors, tassels, and crescent moons, filled with beds, seats, musical instruments, clothes, and fragrances, drawn by four elephants, resembling an aerial chariot. ||2-4|| Riding this chariot, free from obstacles, they roamed with Jatayu in the delightful forest, captivating the hearts of virtuous people. ||5|| They stayed in this enchanting forest, indulging in their desired pastimes, sometimes for a day, sometimes for a fortnight, and sometimes for a month. ||6|| Desiring to dwell here and there, they wandered like a bull seeking fresh grass. ||7|| They gradually traversed many high and low regions, filled with deep ravines and towering trees. ||8|| Roaming freely like fearless lions, they entered the heart of the Dandaka forest, a place that instilled fear in the hearts of timid people. ||9|| This forest was adorned with diverse peaks resembling the Himalayas, beautiful waterfalls and rivers resembling pearl necklaces. ||10|| It was filled with banyan trees, tamarind trees, jujube trees, bel trees, silk cotton trees, banana trees, resin trees, walnut trees, cedar trees, dhau trees, kadamba trees, tilak trees, lodh trees, ashoka trees, jamun trees of blue and red hues, rose trees, mango trees, amla trees, champak trees, karnicar trees, teak trees, palm trees, priyangu trees, saptaparna trees, tamala trees, nagakesar trees, nandi trees, koha trees, bakouli trees, sandalwood trees, neem trees, bhojpatra trees, hingulak trees, banyan trees, white and black aguru trees, kund trees, rambha trees, ingua trees, padmak trees, muchakunda trees, kutila trees,