My promise viz., that I will confer Sītā upon him that will bend the bow, has been fulfilled, O son of Kusika. And this Sītā, this my daughter, dearer to me than life will I confer upon Rāma.
मम सत्या प्रतिज्ञा सा वीर्यशुल्केति कौशिक। सीता प्राणैर्बहुमता देया रामाय मे सुता ॥