Having said this, that best of fair ones gave me the excellent jewel, and wrought up with anxiety, related to me the story of crow (for Rāma's information).
इत्युक्त्वा तु वरारोहा मणिप्रवरमुत्तमम्। प्रायच्छत् परमोद्विग्ना वाचा मां संदिदेश ह॥