O king of kings, the son of Pandu (Yudhishthira) then thus spoke to Lomasha, "O exalted one, for what reason Rama's effulgence was robbed? How did he again regain it? I ask you, tell me everything.
अपृच्छच्चैव राजेन्द्र लोमशं पाण्डुनन्दनः। भगवन् किमर्थं रामस्य हृतमासीद् वपुः प्रभो। कथं प्रत्याहृतं चैव एतदाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः॥