उन्हें देखते ही कामदेव के बाणों से घायल हुआ राक्षसराज रावण वेदमंत्रों का पाठ करने लगा और उस एकांत स्थान में उनसे विनम्रतापूर्वक कुछ कहने को तत्पर हो गया॥1 4॥
As soon as he saw them, the demon king Ravana, who was injured by Kamadeva's arrows, started reciting Veda mantras and in that lonely place, he got ready to say something to them politely. 1 4॥