Sarga 38: Dasaratha orders royal attire and ornaments for Sita
tataḥ sa rājā daśaratho dharmajñaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ । hṛṣṭo vacanamaklībaṃ vyājahāra mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 1 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । ayodhyākāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 2 ॥
rāmo vigrahavān dharmaḥ sādhuḥ satyaparākramaḥ । rājā sarvasya lokasya devānāmiva vāsavaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
dharmamevāśrito loke satyamevānupālayan । nādharme kurute buddhiṃ rāghavaḥ paravīrahā ॥ 4 ॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ । śirasā dhārayāmāsa pāduke raghunandanaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
evamuktvā mahātejā rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ । pratasthe saha sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca dhīmatā ॥ 6 ॥
tataḥ sa rājā daśaratho dharmajñaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ । hṛṣṭo vacanamaklībaṃ vyājahāra mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 7 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । ayodhyākāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 8 ॥
rāmo vigrahavān dharmaḥ sādhuḥ satyaparākramaḥ । rājā sarvasya lokasya devānāmiva vāsavaḥ ॥ 9 ॥
dharmamevāśrito loke satyamevānupālayan । nādharme kurute buddhiṃ rāghavaḥ paravīrahā ॥ 10 ॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ । śirasā dhārayāmāsa pāduke raghunandanaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
evamuktvā mahātejā rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ । pratasthe saha sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca dhīmatā ॥ 12 ॥
tataḥ sa rājā daśaratho dharmajñaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ । hṛṣṭo vacanamaklībaṃ vyājahāra mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 13 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । ayodhyākāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 14 ॥
rāmo vigrahavān dharmaḥ sādhuḥ satyaparākramaḥ । rājā sarvasya lokasya devānāmiva vāsavaḥ ॥ 15 ॥
dharmamevāśrito loke satyamevānupālayan । nādharme kurute buddhiṃ rāghavaḥ paravīrahā ॥ 16 ॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya bharato bhrātṛvatsalaḥ । śirasā dhārayāmāsa pāduke raghunandanaḥ ॥ 17 ॥
evamuktvā mahātejā rāmaḥ kamalalocanaḥ । pratasthe saha sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca dhīmatā ॥ 18 ॥
tataḥ sa rājā daśaratho dharmajñaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ । hṛṣṭo vacanamaklībaṃ vyājahāra mahāyaśāḥ ॥ 19 ॥
ityārṣe śrīmadrāmāyaṇe vālmīkīya ādikāvye । ayodhyākāṇḍe śubhe ramye kathāsāraḥ pravartate ॥ 20 ॥
rāmo vigrahavān dharmaḥ sādhuḥ satyaparākramaḥ । rājā sarvasya lokasya devānāmiva vāsavaḥ ॥ 21 ॥