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longevity, and which lends support to the Vedas, is completely freed of sin. Kings will overcome their enemies and conquer the earth, men will overcome all difficulties and women will be blessed with excellent sons and grandsons. A man offering worship to and reading this historical work is completely rid of all sins and attains wealth, supreme happiness and the accomplishment of all their objects on earth.

The gods, Gandharvas, Siddhas and ṛṣis always listen with great pleasure to the Rāmayana in heaven. This legend is the bestower of longevity, the enhancer of fortune and the dispeller of sins. A man gets the results of one thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices and ten thousand Vajpeya sacrifices merely He has visited all the holy shrines and bathed in all the sacred rivers. One who listens to the story of Śrī Rāma with full reverence roots out all sins and goes to the world