Ramayana

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दृष्ट्वा तु देवान्सम्प्राप्तानगस्त्यस्तपसां निधिः । अर्चयामास धर्मात्मा सर्वांस्तानविशेषतः ॥ 7-76-21 ॥

Seeing the gods arrived, Agastya, that treasury of austerities and righteous soul, paid honor to them all alike, without distinction.

english translation

प्रतिगृह्य ततः पूजां सम्पूज्य च महामुनिम् । जग्मुस्ते त्रिदशा हृष्टा नाकपृष्ठं सहानुगैः ॥ 7-76-22 ॥

Having received that homage and having in turn honored the great sage, the gods, delighted, departed with their attendants to the summit of heaven.

english translation

गतेषु तेषु काकुत्स्थः पुष्पकादवरुह्य च । ततो ऽभिवादयामास ह्यगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम् ॥ 7-76-23 ॥

When they had gone, Kakutstha descended from the Pushpaka and then made his salutation to Agastya, the most excellent of seers.

english translation

सो ऽभिवाद्य महात्मानं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा । आतिथ्यं परमं प्राप्य निषसाद नराधिपः ॥ 7-76-24 ॥

Having saluted that great soul, who blazed as it were with his radiance, and having received the highest hospitality, the lord of men sat down.

english translation

तमुवाच महातेजाः कुम्भयोनिर्महातपाः । स्वागतं ते नरश्रेष्ठ दिष्ट्या प्राप्तो ऽसि राघव ॥ 7-76-25 ॥

The pitcher-born sage of great splendor and great austerity said to him: "Welcome to you, O best of men; by good fortune you have come, O Raghava.

english translation