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param ca lokam), and who knows the dhamma!) (anndya, d. ı. äjndya, 
dhammam) is not inflamed even by exceeding great sorrow. 
10. Thus, I who know exactly what should be done, shall, seeing 
and enjoying (so "ham dassam ca bhokkham ca), nourish (my) relations, 
and protect all the rest“. 
The attendants who heard this sermon of Pandit Rama, declaring 
the transientness of things, were consoled. Afterwards prince Bharata, 
saluting Rama, said: „Accept the kingdom of Bärdnasi*. „Child, take 
Lakkhana and Sitd, and rule the kmgdom“. „(Why not) your Hishness?* 
„Child, my father said to me: Assume the kingdom by returning after 
12 years. If I go now, I would not be acting up to his word. I shall 
therefore go after the expiration of the remaining 3 years“. „Who will 
reign until then?“ „Do ye“. „We can not.“ Then (sayıng): „until I 
come, these shoes?) will reign“, he took out his shoes made of grass 
(straw) and gave them (to Bharata). Those three people, taking the 
shoes and saluting the Pandit went with their retinue to Bäränasi. The 
shoes reigned for 3 years. The ministers placing the straw-shoes on 
the Throne, administered justice. Whenever they committed an act of 
injustice, the shoes struck each other. From that warning (sign) they 
veheard the case. But whenever they adjudieated justly, the shoes 
vemained silent. 
The Pandit, after the expiration of the 3 years, left the wood, 
and, having reached Däränasi, entered the royal park. The princes 
learning his arrıval entered the park attended with ministers, installed 
Sita (into the office of) Queen-consort, and performed the ceremony of 
consecration on both. The Mahasatta, who had been thus eonsecrated, 
ascended an ornamented carriage, entered the city with a large retinue, 
and after receiving reverential salutation, ascended the upper story of 
his magnificent mansion called Sukandaka. From thence he reigned right- 
eously for 16000 years and went into heaven. 
') nature of all things, especially the S realities of life; nämlich (nach p. 176): 
läbho alabho ayaso yaso ca nindä pasamsä ca sukham ca dukkham | 
ete ca dhammd manusesu niccam . . 
*) s. Ram. 2, 112, 21ff. Schl., 123, 16ff. Gorr.; Z. d. D.M. G. 14, 267. 268. 
