And first having placed Sītā on the raft, those sons of Daśaratha ascended themselves, and with glad heares began carefully to cross (the stream)..
आरोप्य सीतां प्रथमं संघाटं परिगृह्य तौ ततः प्रतेरतुर्यत्तौ प्रीतौ दशरथात्मजौ॥