Being thus addressed, Saumitri, at the command of the king, anointed Vibhișana and made him the king of the Räkşasas in the presence of the monkey host.
एवमुक्तस्तु सौमित्रिरभ्यषिञ्चद्विभीषणम्। मध्ये वानरमुख्यानां राजानं राजशासनात्॥