O Sītā, those ascetics of severe vows that are beset with perils in Dandaka, having personally come to me, who am their refuge, have sought protection at my hands.
ते चार्ता दण्डकारण्ये मुनयः संशितव्रताः। मां सीते स्वयमागम्य शरण्यं शरणं गताः॥ वसन्त कालकाले वने मूलफलाशनाः। न लभन्ते सुखं भीरु राक्षसैः क्रूरकर्मभिः॥