In human form began to speak:[791]
“Best of the Vánars' noblest line,
A mighty task, O chief, is thine.
Here for a while, I pray thee, light
And rest upon the breezy height.
A prince of Raghu's line was he
Who gave his glory to the Sea,[792]
Who now to Ráma's envoy shows
High honour for the debt he owes.
He bade me lift my buried head