Ramayana
एतत्प्रजानां श्रुत्वा तु प्रजानाथः प्रजापतिः । कारणादिति चोक्त्वासौ प्रजाः पुनरभाषत ॥ 7-35-57 ॥
Having heard this from the creatures, the lord of beings, Prajapati, said, 'There is a reason for this,' and then spoke again to the creatures.
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