Having said this, that best of regenerate persons paused. Hearing Satānanda's narration delivered in the presence of Rāma and Laks maņa, Janaka with clasped hands addressed the son of Kusika.
एवमुक्त्वा महातेजा विरराम द्विजोत्तमः। शतानन्दवचः श्रुत्वा रामलक्ष्मणसंनिधौ॥ जनकः प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यमुवाच कुशिकात्मजम्।