Sends greeting, noble King, to thee:

Asks if the friends thy prayers would bless

Uninterrupted health possess.

Right anxious, mighty King, is he

My sister's princely boy to see.

For this I sought Ayodhyá fair

The message of my sire to bear.

There learning, O my liege, that thou

With sons and noble kinsmen now

Wast resting here, I sought the place