Hearing Rama's words Agastya said, “O you existing eternally, O god of gods, hearken, I shall relate (it) to you. The person stationed in the island is the illustrious Kapila. All those dancing persons are the deities equalling that intelligent Kapila in energy and power. And that Raksasa, sent on sin, was not seen by him with angry looks, and therefore, O Rama, Ravana, was not there and then reduced to ashes. And he, resembling a mountain, with his person pierced, fell on the ground. As a wily Wight goes through a secret so he pierced (Rāvana's person) with his shaft-like words. Having regained his sense, however, after a long time, that Raksasa, of great prowess, returned where his councillors were.
आह रामोऽथ धर्मात्मा ह्यगस्त्यं मुनिसत्तमम्। द्वीपस्थः पुरुषः कोऽसौ तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु काश्च ताः॥ शयानः पुरुषः कोऽसौ दैत्यदानवदर्पहा। रामस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ह्यगस्त्यो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि देवदेव सनातन। भगवान्कपिलो नाम द्वीपस्थो नर उच्यते॥ ये तु नृत्यन्ति वै तत्र स्वरास्ते तस्य धीमतः। तुल्यतेजःप्रभावास्ते कपिलस्य नरस्य वै॥ नासौ क्रुद्धेन दृष्टस्तु राक्षसः पापनिश्चयः। न बभूव तदा तेन भस्मसादाम रावणः॥ खिन्नगात्रो नगप्रख्यो रावणः पतितो भुवि। वाक्शरैस्तं बिभेदाशु रहस्यं पिशुनो यथा॥ अथ दीर्पण कालेन लब्धसंज्ञः स राक्षसः। आजगाम महातेजा यत्र ते सचिवाः स्थिताः॥