O worshipful dame, he is always lamenting, exclaiming "O Sītā!, and that high-souled son of the king, to regain you, has resorted to ascetic observances."
स देवि नित्यं परितप्यमानस्त्वामेव सीतेत्यभिभाषमाणः। धृतव्रतो राजसुतो महात्मा तवैव लाभाय कृतप्रयत्नः।।४६