"From Kashmir to Cape Comorin the name of Rama is on everyone’s lips. All sects revere it, and show their reverence by employing it on occasions. For example, when friends meet it is common for them to salute each other by uttering Rama’s name twice. Then no name is more commonly given to children, and no name is more commonly invoked in the hour of death. It is a link of union for all classes, castes, and creeds. (Monier Williams 1974: 11)."