Despatched hither by Rāma, we have searched for Sītā all round, but Vaidehī we have not found, as one does not find the solar splendour at night.
एवं रामप्रयुक्तास्तु मार्गमाणास्ततस्ततः। वैदेहीं नाधिगच्छामो रात्रौ सूर्यप्रभामिव॥