Shloka 3.11.35
पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः (Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya)
इति रामस्य स मुनिश्श्रुत्वा धर्मात्मनो वचः।।।।सुतीक्ष्णः प्रत्युवाचेदं प्रीतो दशरथात्मजम्।
iti rāmasya sa muniḥ śrutvā dharmātmano vacaḥ | sutīkṣṇaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ prīto daśarathātmajam ||
Hearing these words of righteous-souled Rāma, the sage Sutīkṣṇa, gladdened at heart, replied thus to Daśaratha’s son.
Hearing the words of Rama, the righteous son of Dasaratha, sage Sutikshna was pleased to reply:
Righteous speech invites goodwill: the sage’s pleasure indicates social-spiritual harmony that arises when one speaks with dharma and sincerity.
The narration marks Sutīkṣṇa’s positive response after listening to Rāma’s request and intention.
Rāma’s dharmic disposition (dharmātmā) and the sage’s gracious receptivity.