viśvāmitro bhāṣate
janakaḥ :mune !ahaṃ tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahat sukhaṃ gataḥ .
janakaḥ :mune ,kāv etau rājaputrau ?etau sundarau balavantau ca .kim etau devau ?kim etau narau ?etau kasya putrau ?etau kasyāṃ nagaryāṃ vasataḥ ?māṃ jñāpaya ,mune .ahaṃ na jānāmi .kintv ahaṃ jñātum icchāmi .
viśvāmitraḥ :etau rāmo lakṣmaṇaś ca .etau putrau daśarathasya .etau vasato 'yodhyāyām .etau vasato mahatyāṃ nagaryām .kintv etau pūrvaṃ mama vanāśramam āgacchatām .etau mama yajñaṃ rakṣitum āgacchatām .etau mama mahāyajñam arakṣatām .
viśvāmitraḥ :etau bahūn rākṣasān amārayatām .etau mahyaṃ bahūn balavato rākṣasān amārayatām .ahaṃ yajñaṃ yaṣṭum aśaknavam .sarveṣu rākṣaseṣu mṛteṣu ,ahaṃ yajñaṃ yaṣṭum aśaknavam .etau balavantau rājaputrau ,rājan .etau mama priyau .