He came before the chief and cried:

“Hail, Prince, whom mighty arms adorn,

Hail, bravest of the chariot-borne!

With Sítá and thy brother thou

Mayst mount: the car is ready now.”

The hero clomb the car with haste:

His bow and gear within were placed,

And quick the eddying flood he passed

Of Tamasá whose waves run fast.

Soon as he touched the farther side,