The king (Dasrath) was overjoyed and thrilled with affections when he saw the respect and courteousness that Janak had shown towards him and the rest of the bride’s party by coming to such a great distance to see them off. So, he finally stopped and pleaded with Janak to return to his city. Dasrath told Janak, ‘Oh great king! Please be kind to return now, for you have already come for such a long distance’. Then both the kings—who were virtually receptacles of virtuous and noble characters—began earnestly requesting and pleading with each other’. (In other words, while Dasrath pleaded with Janak to return back to his city for he has already come very far, the latter requested the former to let him go some further distance with him. This continued for quite some time and distance.)