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In the Padma Purana, after smiling and saying "Sadhu Sadhu" (well done, well done), Maruti (Hanuman) said, "The effort of the ladies is praiseworthy and surely fruitful." (42) "Oh, your intellect is pure, oh, your desires are placed in the right place. Oh, your noble nature is excellent, by which you have mastered knowledge." (43) Then, Hanuman narrated the entire account, from the beginning of Rama's arrival to his own arrival, in detail and in order. (44) Having heard the news, the great Gandharva king, along with his queen Amara and his followers, arrived there. (45) Thus, in an instant, the entire forest became like Nandanavana, due to the arrival of the Vidyadharas, similar to the arrival of the gods. (46) Then, the Gandharva king, taking his daughters with him, went to Kishkindha with great splendor and, staying under Rama's command, found joy. (47) He presented the three excellent daughters, who were the bearers of boundless good fortune and endowed with supreme glory, to Rama, the one who was engaged in peaceful deeds. (48) Although Rama was served by these daughters and other glories, he did not see Janaki and considered the ten directions to be empty. (49)
Gautama Swami says, even though the entire earth is adorned with people who are endowed with virtues, possess good deeds, and are extremely beautiful, without the human being who dwells in the mind, it becomes like a dense forest. (50) Due to the intense karma obtained from past deeds and intense bondage, this being attains supreme joy, and due to that joy, this entire world remains under its control and shines with the sun of karma. (51) Thus ends the fifty-first chapter of the Padma Purana, known as the Arsha, narrated by Ravisha, which describes Rama's obtaining of the Gandharva daughters. (51)
1. The text from "भवतीनां श्रमः" to "अहो वो विमला बुद्धिरहो स्थाने मनोरथः" is not present in the K. manuscript. 2. जनैः म.