Exceedingly wroth he accosted the mountain like to a lion addressing a little deer, saying Show me my graceful Sītā hued like gold before I crush down your summits. Being thus addressed by Rāma on Maithili's account the mountain did not show him Sītā.
क्रुद्धोऽब्रवीद् गिरिं तत्र सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगं यथा॥ तां हेमवर्णां हेमाङ्गी सीतां दर्शय पर्वत। यावत् सानूनि सर्वाणि न ते विध्वंसयाम्यहम्॥ एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण पर्वतो मैथिली प्रति। दर्शयन्निव तां सीतां नादर्शयत राघवे॥