And firmly deter mined to shut out anger, he, O Rāma, kept his asceticism from deterioration. And, O foremost of the Raghus, when his vow of a thousand years had been observed, that one of mighty vows became desirous of feeding on boiled rice. And it came to pass ( best of the Raghus that at this time Indra assuming the guise of a regenerate one, asked for the rice.
स कृत्वा निश्चयं राम तप आतष्ठिताव्ययम्। तस्य वर्षसहस्रस्य वर्ते पूर्णे महाव्रतः॥ भोक्तुमारब्धवानन्नं तस्मिन् काले रघूत्तम। इन्द्रो द्विजातिभूत्वा तं सिद्धमन्नमयाचत ॥