5Canto V. Ráma's Fast.Then Saint Vaśishṭha to the king Came ready at his summoning. “Now go,” exclaimed the monarch, “thou Enriched by fervent rite and vow, For Ráma and his wife ordain The fast, that joy may bless his reign.” The best of those who Scripture know Said to the king, “My lord, I go.” To Ráma's house Vaśishṭha hied, The hero's fast by rule to guide, And skilled in sacred texts to tell Each step to him instructed well. Straight to Prince Ráma's high abode, That like a cloud pale-tinted showed, Borne in his priestly car he rode. Two courts