While I was thus traversing the forest of Dandaka throwing obstacles in the way of religious services I saw the pious ascetic Răma living on a restricted fare, the honoured Sītā and the mighty Lakşmaņa, taking recourse to asceticism, moderate in eating and ever engaged in the welfare of created beings.
तदाहं दण्डकारण्ये विचरन् धर्मदूषकः। आसादयं तदा रामं तापसं धर्ममाश्रितम्॥ वैदेहीं च महाभागां लक्ष्मणं च महारथम्। तापसं नियताहारं सर्वभूतहिते रतम्॥