Having addressed Rāma thus the lord of monkeys stopped. Thereupon Rāma consoled Vāli, of clear understanding with the following moral words, acceptable to the Saints. O best of monkeys, do you not consider ourselves as well as yourself blameable. We are more conversant, than you, with the principles of religion.
इत्युक्त्वा वानरो रामं विरराम हरीश्वरः॥ न तमाश्वासयद् रामो वालिनं व्यक्तदर्शनम्। साधुसम्मतया वाचा धर्मतत्त्वार्थयुक्तया ॥ न वयं भवता चिन्त्या नाप्यात्मा हरिसत्तम। वयं भवद्विशेषेण धर्मतः कृतनिश्चयाः॥