92. We hear that he has come down to blot out the iniquities of the race of Raghu, and hope that the venerable Vasishtha will kindly guide him to the affairs of the world.
93. Válmíki said:—Saying so far, the great sage Viswámitra held his silence, when the vehement Vasishtha oped his mouth and addressed Ráma saying:—
94. Vasishtha said:—O great armed Ráma! O highly intellectual prince! it is not the time for you thus to slumber in yoga, rise and rejoice the hearts of your people.
95. Until you satisfy the wants of men and their expectations of you, you are not filled to attain the acme of your pure samádhi meditation.
96. Therefore attend to the temporal affairs of your state for some time, and discharge the onus of your duties to the gods; and then betake yourself to the state of your entrancement, and be happy forever.
97. Notwithstanding Ráma was addressed in this manner, yet as he remained transfixed in his trance and uttered not a word in reply; then the spirit of Vasishtha entered into the heart of Ráma, through dormitory passage of susumná.
98. It infused its force to the respiratory beings, mental faculties, organs and to the vital spirit of Ráma, it ran through the veins and arteries and inflated the organs of sense; then Ráma slowly oped his eyelids, and saw before him the sage Vasishtha with the learned men about him. He remained gazing upon all without any wish or effort of his own; and without considering aught of his duties, or what he was to avoid.
99. He heard the voice, which his preceptor Vasishtha had uttered to him; and in reply respectfully answered him saying:—
100. Ráma said:—By your kindness sir, I am taught to have no concern with aught of the injunctions or prohibitions of the law; yet it is my duty to abide by all, what my preceptor bids me to do.
101. I ween, O great sage! that of all the sayings of the vedas, Ágamas, Puránas, and smritis, it is the word of the preceptor, is the highest law, his bidding is commandment and its opposite a positive prohibition.