Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 73: Kabandha Requests Śrī Rāma to Visit Śabarī
Text 3.73.43
तं तु खस्थं महाभागं कबन्धं रामलक्ष्मणौ।
प्रस्थितौ त्वं व्रजस्वेति वाक्यमूचतुरन्तिके॥
taṁ tu khasthaṁ mahā-bhāgaṁ kabandhaṁ rāma-lakṣmaṇau
prasthitau tvaṁ vrajasveti vākyam ūcatur antike
tam tu = the; khastham = standing in the sky; mahā-bhāgam = the very fortunate; kabandham = Kabandha; rāma-lakṣmaṇau = Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; prasthitau = came; tvam vrajasva = go; iti vākyam ūcatuḥ = and said; antike = near.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa came near the very fortunate Kabandha standing in the sky, and said: Go!