With her face downwards, folded palms, eyes full of tears and meditating upon Råma in her mind, Sita, following the Rsis, came before the assembly. There arose a great uproar of eulogy from the assembly when they saw Sità following Vālmīki like to the Śruti following Brahmā.
तमृर्षि पृष्ठतः सीता अन्वगच्छदवाङ्मुखी। कृताञ्जलिर्बाष्पकला कृत्वा रामं मनोगतम्॥ तां दृष्ट्वा श्रुतिमायान्ती ब्रह्माणमनुगामिनीम्। वाल्मीकेः पृष्ठतः सीतां साधुवादो महानभूत ।।११