In the mean time the Ten-necked Rävana, enquiring about Rāma's weak points appeared before Vaidehī in the guise of a mendicant.
रामस्य त्वन्तरं प्रेप्सुर्दशग्रीवस्तदन्तरे॥ उपतस्थे च वैदेही भिक्षुरूपेण रावणः।