The Mandap Overflows with Janaka's Gifts

जसि रघुबीर ब्याह बिधि बरनी। सकल कुअँर ब्याहे तेहिं करनी।। कहि न जाइ कछु दाइज भूरी। रहा कनक मनि मंडपु पूरी।। कंबल बसन बिचित्र पटोरे। भाँति भाँति बहु मोल न थोरे।। गज रथ तुरग दास अरु दासी। धेनु अलंकृत कामदुहा सी।। बस्तु अनेक करिअ किमि लेखा। कहि न जाइ जानहिं जिन्ह देखा।। लोकपाल अवलोकि सिहाने। लीन्ह अवधपति सबु सुखु माने।। दीन्ह जाचकन्हि जो जेहि भावा। उबरा सो जनवासेहिं आवा।। तब कर जोरि जनकु मृदु बानी। बोले सब बरात सनमानी।।

Just as the sacred rites were performed for Raghubir's marriage, so all the princes were wed in the very same manner. The dowry was so lavish that it cannot be described; the wedding pavilion overflowed with gold and precious gems. Blankets, garments, and exquisite silken cloths of every variety, each of immense worth. Elephants, chariots, horses, men and women attendants, and bejewelled cows as generous as the divine Kamadhenu. How could one ever count so many treasures? Words cannot capture it; only those who witnessed it truly know. Even the Lokapalas, the guardians of the worlds, looked on in wonder. The lord of Ayodhya accepted everything with grateful joy. Whatever pleased each supplicant was freely given; all who came to the wedding feast left fully satisfied. Then, with hands joined in reverence, King Janaka spoke in gentle tones, honouring the entire wedding party.