Having in the forest slain the Rākṣasa Virādha possessed of tremendous strength, Rāma endued with prowess, embracing and cheering Sītā, spoke to his brother Lakşınaņa of flaming energy, saying, This dense forest is hard to live in; nor are reacquainted with the was of the wood. Therefore will we speedily repair to the ascetic Sarabhanga. Thereupon Rāghava set out for the hermitage of Sarabhanga.
हत्वा तु तं भीमबलं विराधं राक्षसं वने। ततः सीतां परिष्वज्य समाश्वास्य च वीर्यवान्॥ अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं रामो लक्ष्मणं दीप्ततेजसम्। कष्टं वनमिदं दुर्गं न च स्मो वनगोचराः॥ अभिगच्छामहे शीघ्रं शरभङ्गं तपोधनम्। आश्रमं शरभङ्गस्य राघवोऽभिजगाम ह॥