Markandeya said: O mighty-armed one, thus, in days of old Rama of unrivalled energy had experienced such a terrible disaster owing to his being exiled in the forests.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवमेतन्महाबाहो रामेणामिततेजसा। प्राप्तं व्यसनमत्युचं वनवासकृतं पुरा॥