Thereupon having welcomed and casting loving looks upon the highly powerful and leading monkeys such as Nila, Kesarin, Kumuda, Gandhamadana, Susena, Panasa, Mainda, Dvivida, Jambavan, Abaksa, Dhumra, Balimukha, Prajaghna, Saunada, Darimukha, Dadhimukha, Indrajānu and others, he addressed them all in sweet accents, saying: "You are all my friends like to my limbs and brothers. O you inhabitants of forests, you have saved me from the ocean of danger. Blessed is the king Sugrīva and blessed are the friends like yourselves.
आभाष्य च महावीर्यान्राघवो यूथपर्षभान्। नीलं नलं केसरिणं कुमुदं गन्धमादनम् ॥ सुषेणं पनसं वीरं मैन्दं द्विविदमेव च। जाम्बवन्तं गवाक्षं च विनतं धूम्रमेव च।॥ बलीमुखं प्रजङ्ख च संनादं च महाबलम्। दरीमुखं दधिमुखमिन्द्रजानुं च यूथपम्॥ मधुरं श्लक्ष्णया वाचा नेत्राभ्यामापिबनिव। सुहृदो मे भवन्तश्च शरीरं भ्रातरस्तथा॥ युष्माभिरुद्धृतश्चाहं व्यसनात्काननौकसः। धन्यो राजा च सुग्रीवो भवद्भिः सुहृदां वरैः॥