Rāmāyaṇacampū 1.33_11

1.33_11

Then one day Daśaratha—whose chariot was surrounded by the ranks of the gods fleeing when the host of Daityas assaulted them, puffed up by war [waged with] immeasurable sorcery—beheld the son of Kuśika, the venerable one who officiated for Triśaṅku, an abode of wonders born of ascetic practice: like a verse composition, displaying different sections; like Prākrit grammar, showing changes in sounds; like Budha, the son of Soma.
Then, having been honored in accordance with rule, he was entreated thus for the protection of the sacrifice by the son of Gādhi, whose heart was unfathomable, distinguished by boundless greatness:
"O King, by your son Rāma, who is charming with modesty, who has his bow as his companion, and has only the son of Sumitrā for his retinue, having the sacrifice protected, crossing over the peril caused by the rākṣasas, I wish to take my final ablution."
Hearing these words of the great sage, harsh to the ear, the husband of Kauśalyā had his heart pierced as by a dart on account of excessive affection for his son.