Having concluded his solemn prayers in Gorgan, Khosrow Anushirvan gave the command to march. The roar of brass horns and war drums echoed through the air as the Persian host set forth, bearing boundless treasures of gold, precious gems, turquoise thrones, and rich silks. The royal household of Khagan lineage was dispatched toward Ctesiphon under the guardianship of the trusted noble Mehran Setad, while the king himself, flanked by his elite warriors, journeyed toward Azarabadagan. Warriors from Gilan, Daylaman, Saruch, and the rugged mountains of Koch and Baloch marched in disciplined glory before their monarch. So formidable was Khosrow's order and justice that not a single crop along the military route was trampled, nor was any traveler robbed of sustenance.
Along the journey, emissaries from the Caesar of Rome arrived, bearing vast tribute: three years of tax contained in ten ox-hides filled with golden dinars, along with exquisite silks and jeweled belts. The Roman emperor pledged enduring peace and vassalage. Khosrow graciously received the envoys and directed the tribute to the royal treasury. Continuing his pilgrimage, the king rode to the holy temple of Adur Gushnasp. Dismounting with tears of reverent devotion, he took the sacred barsam in hand, chanted the holy prayers, and showered the altar and its mobads with rich offerings of gold and jewels.
Upon returning to his imperial throne in Madain, the realm blossomed into an earthly paradise filled with harmony, abundance, and the Divine Glory. Robbery and oppression vanished; merchants from China, Rome, India, and the Slavic lands flocked to Iran, making its soil as fragrant as ambergris. Khosrow proclaimed across all provinces that no laborer should go unpaid, no debtor suffer unassisted, and no tyrant prey upon the weak—for his throne stood solely upon the immutable foundations of truth, mercy, and justice.