Hearing the words of the lord of monkeys and casting his looks towards them, Kākutstha, having truth for his prowess, smiling a little, spoke, to Lakşmana, crowned with all the marks of piery, saying.
वानराधिपतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा सर्वानुदीक्ष्य तु॥ ईषदुत्स्मयमानस्तु लक्ष्मणं पुण्यलक्षणम्। इति होवाच काकुत्स्थो वाक्यं सत्यपराक्रमः।७।।