सर्गः ७
In which King Daśaratha, served by eight loyal ministers and priests Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadēva, rules a peaceful and righteous kingdom without rivals.
Daśaratha keeps eight glorious ministers — Dhr̥ṣṭi Jayanta Vijaya Siddhārtha Arthasādhaka Aśōka Mantrapāla and Sumantra serve him — Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadēva serve as honored priests — Ministers speak truth, learn law, and know all plots — They punish justly, fill treasury, and shield the innocent — City and kingdom rest peaceful without liars or villains — Daśaratha rules the earth and finds no equal foe — King shines among counselors like the risen sun