Tulsidas, Ramayana, Bâl-kând, Dohâ 137

When Narad saw her beauty, he forgot his vow of chastity and continued long gazing upon her. Her features quite fascinated him; yet he would not in words express his heart’s delight. “Her bridegroom shall be one of the immortals, invincible in battle, reverenced by all creation; such a one shall Silanidhi’s daughter wed.” But though he thought thus, he kept it to himself, and said something or other to the king, and then, after he had finished speaking, went away full of anxiety, considering: “What scheme can I devise now so as to make her marry me? No time is this for prayers or penance; good God, how am I to get the girl?