Thereupon the highly effulgent Agastya said to Rama: "O Rāma, we have all seen you and been honoured; now we shall depart.” Saying this, they, being honoured, repaired to their respective habitations.
ततोऽगस्त्यो महातेजा राघवं चेदमब्रवीत्। दृष्टाः सभाजिताश्चापि राम यास्यामहे वयम्॥ एवमुक्त्वा गताः सर्वे पूजितास्ते यथागतम्॥