Arriving there cried he where is Şītā? Neither did the world of creatures nor the river Godāvarī apprise Rāma of Sītā's being carried away by the Lord of Rākşasas worthy of being slain.
स तामुपस्थितो रामः क्व सीतेत्येवमब्रवीत्॥ भूतानि राक्षसेन्द्रेण वधाहेण हृतामपि। न तां शशंशू रामाय तथा गोदावरी नदी।७।।