Hearing the speech of Prahasta seeking the welfare of the kingdom, Rāvaņa craving for enjoyment, spoke in the midst of his aderents.
प्रहस्तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा राज्यहितैषिणः। सुखेप्सुः सुहृदां मध्ये व्याजहार स रावणः॥