Having proceeded a long way, when the sun was sioping down, the ascetics rested on the banks of the Soņa. And when the maker of day had set, having bathed and offered oblations to the fire those ascetics of immeasurable energy, placing Viśvāmitra in their front, sat them down. And Rāma also together with Sumitrā's son, having paid homage to those ascetics, sat him down before the intelligent Viśvāmitra.
निवर्तयामास ततः सर्षिसङ्घः स पक्षिणः। ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं लम्बमाने दिवाकरे॥ वासं चक्रुर्मुनिगणाः शोणाकूले समाहिताः। तेऽस्तं गते दिनकरे स्नात्वा हुतहुताशनाः॥ विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य निषेदुरमितौजसः। रामोऽपि सहसौमित्रिर्मुनीस्तानभिपूज्य च॥ जग्रतो निषसादाथ विश्वामित्रस्य धीमतः।