Seeing this, the virtuous-souled Rāma despatched to the hermitage of Trijata all the cows that lay extending up to the banks of the river Sarayū, and consoling him afterwards accosted him with the following words. “Be not offended."
तं परिष्वज्य धर्मात्मा आ तस्मात् सरयूतटात्। आनयामास ता गावस्त्रिजटस्याश्रमं प्रति॥ उवाच च तदा रामस्तं गाय॑मभिसान्त्वयन्। मन्युर्न खलु कर्तव्यः परिहासो ह्ययं मम॥