O mighty king, you know that the worshipful saint Vasiştha is the spiritual guide of our race; and in every ceremony that we undertake, he it is who serves the function of a spokesman.
विदितं ते महाराज इक्ष्वाकुकुलदैवतम्॥ वक्ता सर्वेषु कृत्येषु वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः।