I offer respects to the Supreme Lord, most praiseworthy, who is the personification of the best markings, qualities and vows. I offer respects to the Lord who accepted teachings from others, and who is worshipped by all types of people. I offer respects to the Lord who makes all good qualities the most excellent. I offer respects to the Lord worshipped by the brāhmaṇas, who is the great personality, the great king. I offer respects the Lord who has marks worthy of worship, such as flag and thunderbolt on his feet, qualities like wisdom and vratas like being fixed in dharma (arya-lakṣaṇa-śīla-vratāya), to the Lord who took teachings from guru and brāhmaṇas. Because you thought, “All people down to the washer man should be satisfied with my conduct” you are respected by all people, not just Brahmā. Therefore I offer respects to you, worshipped by all (upasita-lokāya). You establish the highest excellence (nikaṣaṇāya) of reputation as being kind to brāhmaṇas, true to your promise and being merciful. People are attracted by those qualities. On attaining Rāma all good qualities reach their perfection. Just as the best gold is proved to be excellent by the testing stone, so all good qualities are proved to excellent when placed in Rāma.