यथा शौक्ल्यहिमे राम तिलतैललवौ यथा ।यथा कुसुमसौगन्ध्ये तथौष्ण्यदहनौ यथा
In plain words
Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: As whiteness is to snow, Rāma, as the sesame seed is to its drop of oil; as fragrance is to the flower, so is heat to fire --
यथा शौक्ल्यहिमे राम तिलतैललवौ यथा ।यथा कुसुमसौगन्ध्ये तथौष्ण्यदहनौ यथा
Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: As whiteness is to snow, Rāma, as the sesame seed is to its drop of oil; as fragrance is to the flower, so is heat to fire --