 अथ तस्याप्रमेयस्य तद्वनं परिपृच्छत:।विश्वामित्रो महातेजा व्याख्यातुमुपचक्रमे।। 
 The highly lustrous Viswamitra heard the words of Rama of immeasurable prowess. On his Ramas query about the forest, Viswamitra explains. 