Seeing that terrible one the doer of evil deeds, the trees of Janasthāna did not move nor the wind did blow. Seeing him eye Sītā with his blood-red eyes, the fast streaming river Godāverī even slackened its course out of fear.
तमुग्रं पापकर्माणं जनस्थानगता द्रुमाः॥ संदृश्य न प्रकम्पन्ते न प्रवाति च मारुतः। शीघ्रस्रोताश्च तं दृष्ट्वा वीक्षन्तं रक्तलोचनम्॥ स्तिमितं गन्तुमारेभे भयाद् गोदावरी नदी।