What is the use of undertaking this work for nothing which shall not conduce to his pleasure? And useless shall be the display of your prowess, O you, foremost of the monkeys. Let us therefore proceed where Rāma, with Laksmana, and the highly effulgent Sugrīva is, and relate to them our proposed work.
विफलं कर्म च कृतं भवेत् तुष्टिर्न तस्य च॥ वृथा च दर्शितं वीर्यं भवेद् वानरपुङ्गवाः। तस्माद् गच्छाम वै सर्वे यत्र रामः सलक्ष्मणः। सुग्रीवश्च महातेजाः कार्यस्यास्य निवेदने॥