Hearing this speech that was uttered by Rāghava of immeasurable energy, Viśvāmitra, delighting with his amiable words that subduer of foes, Rāma, and Laksmana, said, Do you listen as to the means whereby attaining terrible strength, that one belonging to the weaker sex has come to possess strength and prowess by virtue of a boon.
इत्युक्तं वचनं श्रुत्वा राघवस्यामितौजसः। हर्षयन् श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सलक्ष्मणमरिंदमम्॥ विश्वामित्रोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं शृणु येन बलोत्कटा। वरदानकृतं वीर्यं धारयत्यबला बलम्॥