Having performed the morning rites after the expiration of the night and taken farewell from the ascetic Vālmīki, Lakşmaņa proceeded towards the west.
प्रभाते सुमहावीर्यः कृत्वा पौर्वाहिणकी क्रियाम्। मुनि प्राञ्जलिरामन्त्र्य ययौ पश्चान्मुखः पुनः॥