Thereupon beholding the king Räma, the dog, having his head cut off, said. “The king is the preceptor of animals and their lord. The king is awake when the subjects are asleep and he protects them.
अथापश्यत तत्रस्थं रामं श्वा भिन्नमस्तकः। ततो दृष्ट्वा स राजानं सारमेयोऽब्रवीद्वचः॥ राजैव कर्ता भूतानां राजा चैव विनायकः। राजा सुप्तेषु जागर्ति राजा पालयति प्रजाः॥