Then the revered Agastya. who desirous of witnessing the fight, had along with the deities come there-seeing Rävaņa spent with the toil of conflict, staying in the field plunged in thought, and stationed before Rāma for engaging in encounter-addressed Rama, drawing near to him, saying.
ततो युद्धपरिश्रान्तं समरे चिन्तया स्थितम्। रावणं चाग्रतो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम्॥ दैवतैश्च समागम्य द्रष्टुमभ्यागतो रणम्। उपगम्याब्रवीद्राममगस्त्यो भगवांस्तदा॥