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The twenty-eighth chapter reveals the extreme disparity in the karma of the Shrenikas. For, though enlightened, Bharat was again captivated by a woman. ||26|| All the kings, ashamed, went to their respective places, engaging in idle talk among their kin. ||265|| As the saying goes, "As the deed is done, so is the fruit enjoyed." One who sows barley cannot reap rice. ||266|| In Mithila, adorned with banners, toranas, and garlands, with wide, flower-filled market streets, and homes filled with the sounds of conch shells and trumpets, the wedding of the two took place with great celebration. ||267-268|| At that time, the people were so filled with wealth that the word "give" (dehi) was completely lost, as if swallowed by a great deluge. ||269|| The kings, with noble minds, who remained to witness the wedding ceremony, received the highest honor and returned to their respective homes. ||270||
Then, those whose fame spread throughout the world, who were immersed in the ocean of supreme beauty, who had offered their parents joy-filled wealth, whose bodies were adorned with exquisite jewels, whose armies were busy with various types of mounts, and whose trumpets sounded like the vast ocean, the sons and daughters-in-law of Dasharatha, entered Ayodhya with great splendor. ||271-272|| At that time, to see the daughters-in-law with their beautiful bodies, all the townspeople, abandoning their work, rushed to the royal road with great eagerness. ||273||
1. With wide, flower-filled market streets. ||267||
2. With wealth. ||269||
3. Who are the brides and who are the grooms? ||272||