Thereafter, honoured by the king of monkeys and also Laksmana, the righteous Rāma, accompanied by his forces, set out in a southerly direction.
ततो वानरराजेन लक्ष्मणेन च पूजितः। जगाम रामो धर्मात्मा ससैन्यो दक्षिणां दिशम्॥