Thereafter, Videh (Janak) met everyone else (for the last time) and bid them all farewell, and gathering courage and fortitude in his heart, he returned back (to his city). It is not possible to say anything about those sorrowful moments—the entire world was filled with grief, sorrow, gloom and sadness. After that, the lord of Kaushal (king Dasrath) cheerfully made his exit from Janakpur and headed for his own capital of Ayodhya to the accompaniment of the beating of drums and playing of trumpets.