Hearing the words of prudent advice given by his Guru, the king somehow gathered courage and felt reassured. Then the Lord of Kaushal (i.e. the king of Ayodhya; Dasrath) held his palms together as a gesture of paying respect to sage Vishwamitra, and said to him, ‘Oh Lord! You are an ocean of mercy and compassion as well as aware of all the things. Hence, it is not proper to talk much (and argue and discuss the matter further) before you.