Hearing this conversation, Laksmana, who had gone there before, with tears in his eyes and being unable to bear this terrible sorrow, took hold of his brother's feet and spoke thus to that greatly renowned Sītā and Rāghava.
एवं श्रुत्वा स संवादं लक्ष्मणः पूर्वमागतः। वाष्पपर्याकुलमुखः शोकं सोढुमशक्नुवन् ॥ स भ्रातुश्चरणौ गाढं निपीड्य रघुनन्दनः। सीतामुवाचातियशां राघवं च महाव्रतम्॥