Then the king (Dasrath), accompanied by his four sons and daughter-in-laws, went to the place where he had been lodged’. It appeared that he has successfully done the four ‘Sadhans’ which helped him to obtain the four legendary great ‘fruits’ or rewards’. The ‘Sadhans’ are the four noble paths, ways, means etc. that one follows to achieve desired results in any endeavour. When these four Sadhans are done properly, the person is rewarded by the ‘four great fruits’. These ‘fruits’ are the following—(i) Artha or financial well-being, (ii) Dharma or being able to successfully fulfill all requirements of auspiciousness and righteousness; Kaam or being able to fulfill all desires and wishes, and (iv) Moksha or being able to attain emancipation and salvation for the soul. The four Sadhans are—(i) ‘Bhakti’ or devotion and dedication for the Lord God, (ii) ‘Tapasya’ or doing penances and observing austerities, (iii) ‘Shradha? or having respect and honour for the Lord God and the path of Dharma, and (iv) ‘Seva’ or doing selfless service. In this verse, the four ‘Sadhans’ refer to his four sons, Ram, Laxman, Bharat and Shatrughan, while the four ‘fruits’ refer to their respective brides, ie. Sita, Urmila, Mandavi and Srukriti. Well, every father would want that he gets a good bride for his sons, and when this happens, he feels very happy and fulfilled. This was the case with Dasrath too.