Hearing Laksmana's words, that ascetic, saying, “So be it," entered the chamber of the sacrificial fire, for the purpose of communicating (the news to Agastya).
तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणस्य तपोधनः। तथेत्युक्त्वाऽग्निशरणं प्रविवेश निवेदितुम्॥