Approaching them humbly, Hanumān paid obeisance to them. And he eulogized them truly in words, sweet and pleasant. Greeting duly those two heroes, having truth for their prowess, that best of monkeys addressed them in sweet accents in consonance with Sugriva's instructions. You are ascetics of celebrated austerities, resembling the Rājarșis and celestials and best of Brahmacaris, why have you come here causing fear to these deer and other wild animals of the forest? Surveying around the trees grown on the banks of Pampā, you have enhanced the beauty of this lake of auspicious water. Who are you two youthful figures of mighty arms, wearing bark, patient, sighing and troubling these wild animals? Heroic, of leonine looks, gifted with mighty strength and prowess, slayers of foes, and holding a bow like to that of Sakra; graceful, of a pleasant countenance, of prowess like to a mighty bull, having hands resembling the trunks of elephants, effulgent, great among men, youthful, beautifying this chief of mountains with the effulgence of your persons, worthy of having kingdoms, and like to celestials, why have you come here?
ततश्च हनुमान् वाचा श्लक्ष्णया सुमनोज्ञया। विनीतवदुपागम्य राघवौ प्रणिपत्य च॥ आबभाषे च तौ वीरौ यथावत् प्रशशंस च । सम्पूज्य विधिवद् वीरौ हनुमान् वानरोत्तमः॥ उवाच कामतो वाक्यं मृदु सत्यपराक्रमौ। राजर्षिदेवप्रतिमौ तापसौ संशितव्रतौ॥ देशं कथमिमं पाप्तौ भवन्तौ वरवर्णिनौ । त्रासयन्तौ मृगगणानन्यांश्च वनचारिणः॥ पम्पातीररुहान् वृक्षान् वीक्षमाणौ समन्ततः। इमां नदी शुभजलां शोभयन्तौ तरस्विनौ॥ धैर्यवन्तौ सुवर्णाभौ कौ युवां चीरवाससौ । निःश्वसन्तौ वरभुजौ पीडयन्ताविमाः प्रजाः॥ सिंहविप्रेक्षितौ वीरौ महाबलपराक्रमौ। चक्रचापनिभे चापे गृहीत्वा शत्रुनाशनौ॥ श्रीमन्तौ रूपसम्पन्नौ वृषभश्रेष्ठविक्रमौ । हस्तिहस्तोपमभुजौ द्युतिमन्तौ नरर्षभौ ॥ प्रभया पर्वतेन्द्रोऽसौ युवयोरवभासितः। राज्याविमरप्रख्यौ कथं देशमिहागतौ॥