Canto XVI.The Vánars. When Vishṇu thus had gone on earth, From the great king to take his birth, The self-existent Lord of all Addressed the Gods who heard his call: “For Vishṇu's sake,the strong and true, Who seeks the good of all of you, Make helps,in war to lend him aid, In forms that change at will,arrayed, Of wizard skill and hero might, Outstrippers of the wind in flight, Skilled in the arts of counsel,wise, And Vishṇu's peers in bold emprise; With heavenly arts and prudence fraught, By no devices to be caught; Skilled in all weapon's lore and use