- 'Oh ! venerable one, I am Rama.You are a great sage, armed with truth as your prowess and a knower of dharma. I have come to see you. Could you speak to me?' [3-7-6]
स्वागतं ते रघुश्रेष्ठ राम सत्यभृतां वर | आश्रमोऽयं त्वयाक्रान्तस्सनाथ इव साम्प्रतम् || ३-७-८
- 'Oh ! Rama, the best among the Raghavas and among the upholders of truth, you are welcome. With your presence this hermitage will have a protector now. [3-7-8]
Oh ! renowned hero, I have been waiting so long to see you here. Unable to give up this body, I did not even leave the earth for heaven, the world of the gods. [3-7-9]
चित्रकूटमुपादाय राज्यभ्रष्टोऽसि मे श्रुतः | इहोपयातः काकुत्थ्स देवराजश्शतक्रतुः || ३-७-१०
I had heard that you have come to Chitrakuta, renouncing your kingdom. Oh ! scion of the Kakutstha family, Indra, king of the gods came to me. [3-7-10]