O foremost of Munis, I was greatly worked up with curiosity in this matter. I am not the least surprised to learn, O twice-born one, that those two sons of the celestials would be two highly powerful leading monkeys since their origin is divine.”
बृहत्कौतूहले चास्मिन्संवृतो मुनिपुंगवा उत्पत्तिर्यादृशी दिव्या वालिसुग्रीवयोजि॥ किं चित्रं मम ब्रह्मर्षे सुरेन्द्रतपनावुभौ। जातौ वानरशार्दूलौ बलेन बलिनां वरौ॥