Saying this, She with folded hands, followed the ascetic. Beholding the great ascetic and Sītā approach, the wives, of the Rsis, delighted neared them and said. “Do you come, O foremost of Rșis, you have arrived here after a long time. We all bow to you-do you order what we shall do."
तं प्रयान्तं मुनिं सीता प्राञ्जलिः पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात्। तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिमायान्तं वैदेह्या मुनिपत्नयः। उपाजग्मुर्मुदा युक्ता वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्॥ स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ चिरस्यागमनं च ते। अभिवादयामस्त्वां सर्वा उच्यतां किं च कुर्महे ॥