At the hermitage, Lakshmana met a disciple of Agastya, to whom he said, "Rama the son of king Dasaratha is here with his consort Sita, and requests an audience with him. I am Lakshmana, his devout brother. You have perhaps heard of us"? Rama's arrival was announced to the mighty ascetic, who was over joyed at the wonderful news. "It is my good fortune that brings Rama to me, for years I have longed to see him .Why did you not bring them in immediately? Why this delay?" asked Agastya in his impatience to meet Rama. While Rama waited to be summoned, he felt the peace and serenity at the hermitage where roamed in freedom and birds sang with abandon. He saw the many altars dedicated to Brahma, Visnu, Maheswara, Indra, Kubera, Dhatru, Vidhatru, Gayatri, to the Sun, the Moon, the serpent god Sesha and to the Vasus. As they walked in, the sage came forth to meet his honored guests. When Rama beheld the sage he felt as if a confluence of nobility and divinity was walking towards him, he said to Lakshmana, "This radiance can belong to none but Agastya." Rama, Sita and Lakshmana prostrated to the sage. With great love and affection Agastya welcomed Rama, saying, "Rama, you are the king of all the worlds, unfailingly dharmic and worshipful. Noble and honored that you are you have come to be my beloved guest. I now bestow on you the bow of Visnu. This celestial bow made of gold and encrusted with gems has been crafted by Visvakarma. Brahma had given me this magnificent arrows that dazzle like the Sun and glow like the flaming fires. The quivers that hold them have an inexhaustible supply and have been given to me by Indra. He also gave me a sword whose handle and scabbard are made of burnished gold. This is the mighty sword with which Lord Visnu fought and vanquished the rakshasas. Rama! Accept all these which are like Indra's invincible weapon Vajra, for the destruction of enemies."
Summary
At the hermitage, Lakshmana met a disciple of Agastya, to whom he said, "Rama the son of king Dasaratha is here with his consort Sita, and requests an audience with him. I am Lakshmana, his devout brother. You have perhaps heard of us"? Rama's arrival was announced to the mighty ascetic, who was over joyed at the wonderful news. "It is my good fortune that brings Rama to me, for years I have longed to see him .Why did you not bring them in immediately? Why this delay?" asked Agastya in his impatience to meet Rama. While Rama waited to be summoned, he felt the peace and serenity at the hermitage where roamed in freedom and birds sang with abandon. He saw the many altars dedicated to Brahma, Visnu, Maheswara, Indra, Kubera, Dhatru, Vidhatru, Gayatri, to the Sun, the Moon, the serpent god Sesha and to the Vasus. As they walked in, the sage came forth to meet his honored guests. When Rama beheld the sage he felt as if a confluence of nobility and divinity was walking towards him, he said to Lakshmana, "This radiance can belong to none but Agastya." Rama, Sita and Lakshmana prostrated to the sage. With great love and affection Agastya welcomed Rama, saying, "Rama, you are the king of all the worlds, unfailingly dharmic and worshipful. Noble and honored that you are you have come to be my beloved guest. I now bestow on you the bow of Visnu. This celestial bow made of gold and encrusted with gems has been crafted by Visvakarma. Brahma had given me this magnificent arrows that dazzle like the Sun and glow like the flaming fires. The quivers that hold them have an inexhaustible supply and have been given to me by Indra. He also gave me a sword whose handle and scabbard are made of burnished gold. This is the mighty sword with which Lord Visnu fought and vanquished the rakshasas. Rama! Accept all these which are like Indra's invincible weapon Vajra, for the destruction of enemies."