That foremost of ascetics-the righteous Agastya-versed in various branches of learning and cognisant of the Vedas along with their branches, addressed the warder, saying, “Do you say to Dasaratha's son that we-the sages-have come (here)."
वेदवेदाङ्गविदुषो नानाशास्त्रविशारदाः। द्वाःस्थं प्रोवाच धर्मात्मा अगस्त्यो मुनिसत्तमः।।८