Nor, o king, ought you to indulge in paternal affection. For ten nights only Rāma is to remain there, with the object of slaying those foes to my sacrifice, those Raksasas disturbing the rites. I tell you, do you consider the Raksasas as already slain. I know full well Rāma of sterling prowess, as also the highly-energetic Vasistha and the other ascetics present here. And if you, O king, set your heart upon acquiring religious merit and high fame on earth, do you then grant me Rāma!
न च पुत्रगतं स्नेहं कर्तुमर्हसि पार्थिव॥ अहं ते प्रतिजानामि हतौ तौ विद्धि राक्षसौ। अहं वेनि महात्मानं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥ वसिष्ठोऽपि महातेजा ये चेमे तपसि स्थिताः। यदि ते धर्मलाभं तु यशश्च परमं भुवि॥ स्थिरमिच्छसि राजेन्द्र रामं मे दातुमर्हसि।