vai sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam| sūkṣmakṣaumāmbaradharaṃ munibhiḥ sārdhamakṣayaiḥ|| so'bhivādya tato rāmaṃ prāñjaliḥ prayatendriyaḥ| uvāca vākyaṃ dharmajñaṃ dharmamevānucintayan||
And there he saw the great Rāma, clothed in silk raiment burning like fire in the midst of the ascetics. There upon remembering his duty he saluted Rāma, conversant with piety and with folded hands said.