Then with the king's permission, the righteous Rāghava, stupefied with sorrow, in company with Sītā, paid respects to his mother.
तं चापि समनुज्ञाप्य धर्मज्ञः सह सीतया। राघवः शोकसम्मूढो जननीमभ्यवादयत्॥