Considering Sīta who was in the palanquin, over whelmed with grief, Raghava delighted addressed Vibhīşaņa with the following words.
ततो यानगतां सीतां सविमर्श विचारयन्। विभीषणमिदं वाक्यमहष्टो राघवोऽब्रवीत्॥