striyo vṛddhāstaruṇyaśca sāyaṃ prātassamāhitāḥ| sarvān devān namasyanti rāmasyārthe yaśasvinaḥ
Women, young and old alike devoutly invoke at dusk and at dawn all the gods for the sake of the celebrated Rama.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Women, young and old, invoke the gods at dusk and dawn for Rama's sake. The image is poignant: the daily prayers of the people are for Rama's well-being. Their devotion is woven into the rhythm of their days, as natural as sunrise and sunset.