abhivādya = having offered Their respectful obeisances unto Him; muni-śreṣṭham = Viśvāmitra, was the best of sages; jvalantam iva pāvakam = brilliant like fire; ūcatuḥ = Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa spoke; madhura-udāram = filled with sweetness and generosity; vākyam = the following words; madhura-bhāṣiṇau = for They naturally spoke sweetly.